slurpverb
uk/slɜːp/us/slɝːp/[ I or T ] informal to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the liquid:
Try not to slurp.
I wish you wouldn't slurp your soup like that.
He slurped down his coffee.
[ I ] UK informal When a thick liquid slurps, it makes loud noises:
The lava slurped and bubbled down the mountainside.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Drinking
- consume
- drank
- drink
- drink (sth) up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking water
- drunk
- knock
- knock back (sth)
- overindulge
- partake
- partook
- sup
- swig
- swill
- taste
- wash
- wash sth down
- water fountain
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slurp
noun [ C ] ukusinformal
She paused to take a slurp of lemonade.