slurp
verb/slɜːp/
/slɜːrp/
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slurp | /slɜːp/ /slɜːrp/ |
| he / she / it slurps | /slɜːps/ /slɜːrps/ |
| past simple slurped | /slɜːpt/ /slɜːrpt/ |
| past participle slurped | /slɜːpt/ /slɜːrpt/ |
| -ing form slurping | /ˈslɜːpɪŋ/ /ˈslɜːrpɪŋ/ |
- to make a loud noise while you are drinking something; to make a noise like this
- slurp something He was slurping his tea.
- slurp (from something) She slurped noisily from her cup.
- The water slurped in the tank.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Dutch slurpen.Want to learn more?
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