Sip Definition

sĭp

sipped, sipping, sips

verb

To drink in small quantities.

American Heritage

To drink very little, or a little at a time.

Webster's New World

To drink from in sips.

American Heritage

(Scotland, US, dated) Alternative form of seep.

Wiktionary

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Wiktionary

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Antonyms:
slurp
down

noun

The act of sipping.

Webster's New World

A small quantity sipped at one time.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Sip

Noun

Singular:

sip

Plural:

s-ips

Origin of Sip

From Middle English sippen, probably cognate with Middle English sipen (“to seep"), from Old English sipian (“to seep").

From Wiktionary
Middle English sippen seuə-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition