transitive. To take (liquid) into the mouth in small quantities; to take (liquid food) with a spoon.

transitive. To drink (liquor, etc.) slowly or by small sips; to sip up.

transitive. To drink (liquid, etc.) in very small draughts; to imbibe, or partake of, by sipping. Said also of bees, etc.

intransitive and transitive. To consume a small amount of something; to taste or sip something.

transitive. To drink; esp. to drink slowly or in small portions, to sip.

transitive. To smell and sip almost simultaneously.