slurped

past tense of slurp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slurped The spicy tofu is delicious spooned and slurped up in one go, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of rice, cold soba noodles, or a heap of smashed or julienned cucumbers. — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 One was eating sour cream and shredded cheddar for breakfast until a dog slurped it off her plate. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Wilkie grabbed his shucking knife, popped one open and slurped down the silky meat inside. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025 This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurped
Verb
  • Nightcaps or pre-dinner cocktails, like a Maple Bacon Sour, can be sipped on the rooftop or in the Ivanhouse Lounge, which has 11-foot windows to take in the starry skies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After the win came the customary celebration — another beer, poured into the championship trophy — but Laseter drank only about half before growing uneasy about how clean the trophy was and handing it to her teammate Pozdol.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

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“Slurped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurped. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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