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verb

ˈsip

Definition of sip

as in to drink

to swallow in liquid form slowly sipping the hot soup

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noun

as in drink

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time there are a few sips left in the glass

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Add a table lamp, a vase of fresh flowers, and a saucer plate that matches your favorite coffee mug to sip your morning brew or a cup of hot tea for reading on weekend afternoons. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026 Acker had brought two large deli coffees, and Lee sipped his from a straw. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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If the person is suffering from heat exhaustion, try to give them sips of cool water. — Jonathan Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Wegovy must be taken first thing in the morning with a sip of water and no other food or drink for at least 30 minutes. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sip

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Food and drink AutoCamp Joshua Tree is one of the few hotels in the area with an on-site restaurant, The Kitchen, which serves a short menu of reliable staples—pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, and breakfast items.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Be sure to thoroughly clean up food and drink residue when you are finished eating.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Like swallows returning home, more than 100,000 Penn State faithful flock to the fields surrounding Beaver Stadium six times a fall.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

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