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Definition of "slurp" [slurp]

  • To eat or drink noisily. (verb-transitive)
  • To eat or drink something noisily. (verb-intransitive)
  • A loud sucking noise made in eating or drinking. (noun)
  • Slang A mouthful of a liquid: took a slurp of grape juice. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slurp" in a sentence
  • "He took a noisy slurp from the short spoon and followed it with a gulp from the cup."
  • "I did finally get the software to "slurp" my blog."
  • "(Of course, she doesn’t use the proletarian term slurp, but rather dances around it by suggesting that the eater inhale.)"