Slurp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /slɜːp/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slurp is a verb meaning (transitive) To eat or drink noisily.
Meaning
(transitive) To eat or drink noisily.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To make a loud sucking noise.
- A loud sucking noise, especially one made in eating or drinking.
- A mouthful of liquid sucked up.
Example Sentences
The mud slurped under our shoes.
I took another slurp of my soup.
They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti.
As the crowd cackles and caws, a white-backed vulture snakes its head deep into the wildebeest’s eye socket and hurriedly slurps, with grooved tongue, whatever it can before being ripped from its place at the table.
Word Forms
- slurps
- slurping
- slurped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include schlurp, schlup, bibble, slabber, slotch, schloop.
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