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Sipped

To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

📖 Definitions of "Sipped"

verb
  1. 1

    To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

    "The water steadily seeped in through the thirl."

  2. 2

    To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.

    "Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond."

  3. 3

    To diminish or wane away slowly.

    "The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away."

verb
  1. 1

    To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

  2. 2

    To drink a small quantity.

  3. 3

    To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.

  4. 4

    To consume slowly — in contrast to faster consumption, in contrast to zero consumption

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sipped"

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WordDefinition
tastingnounThe taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.
suppedverbTo eat supper.
tastedverb(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
savoredverbAlternative spelling of savour. [(transitive) To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.]
sampledverb(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
dranknoun(slang) A drink, usually alcoholic.
imbibedverbTo drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
swiggedverbTo drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
swallowedcompletely enclosed or swallowed up
gulpedverbTo swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
downedThat has been brought down, usually by force.
nursed(of an infant) breast-fed
nippedverbTo catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
slurpedverb(transitive) To eat or drink noisily.
tippledverb(ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol.
quaffedverbTo drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
guzzledverbTo drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
lappedBeing one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.
draughtedverb(British spelling) Alternative spelling of draft [(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.]
ingestedtaken into the stomach

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