sip
IPA: sˈɪp
noun
- A small mouthful of drink
- An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.
- (computing) Initialism of Supplementary Ideographic Plane, the third plane (Plane 2) in Unicode, with 65,536 codepoints (from U+20000 through U+2FFFF), mainly used for less-common CJK characters.
- (computing, macOS) Initialism of System Integrity Protection.
verb
- (transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
- (intransitive) To drink a small quantity.
- To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
- (figurative) To consume slowly.
- (Scotland, US, dated) Alternative form of seep [(intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.]
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Examples of "sip" in Sentences
- She took a delicate sip of her hot tea, savoring the warmth on her tongue
- The cat gingerly sipped from the water bowl, barely making a sound
- He took a quick sip of his coffee before rushing out the door
- The wine connoisseur swirled the red liquid in his glass before taking a careful sip
- The toddler struggled to sip from the straw, but eventually got the hang of it
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