slurp
Example Sentences
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The waiter explained how to eat them — pinch the top, slurp carefully — which is perfect for first-timers.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
The King pulled his pint before Mr Mills asked him if he was "going to have a slurp of that".
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025
The fish can withstand extreme temperature and salinity changes, and can even slurp air from the water surface if the conditions force them to.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
Like our babies, maggots can’t chew, so they vomit digestive enzymes onto the wound, dissolving the now-loosened tissue into a tasty slurry, which they can slurp up.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2024
Listening hard, but I can’t hear nothing but the slurp of water around the skiff.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Vocabulary lists containing slurp
"On the Menu" and "Find the Adaptations"
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