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1. www.etymonline.com › word › slurpslurp | Etymology of slurp by etymonline

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   Jan 17, 2023 · slurp (v.) slurp. (v.) "drink greedily or noisily," 1640s, from Dutch slurpen, perhaps of imitative origin (compare German schlürfen). Intransitive sense by 1917. Related: Slurped; slurping. The noun is attested by 1949, from the verb. also from 1640s.

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   The earliest known use of the word slurp is in the 1940s.. OED's earliest evidence for slurp is from 1949, in the writing of H. Hornsby.. It is also recorded as a verb from the mid 1600s.

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   Sep 22, 2024 · slurp m or f (plural slurpen, diminutive slurpje n) a gulp that involves slurping noises. a slurping noise, especially when drinking or eating. (archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of slurf (“trunk”) 1849, W. Vrolik, De vrucht van den mensch en van de zoogdieren, G. M. P. Londonck (publ.), description of plate 54.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLURP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SLURP definition: 1. to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLURP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. to eat or drink (something) noisily 2. a sound produced in this way.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › slurpSlurp Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Slurp definition: To eat or drink noisily. Origin of Slurp From Middle Dutch slurpen, slorpen (“to sip, slurp" ), from Old Dutch *slurpen, from Proto-Germanic *slarpanÄ…

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   Where does the word slurp come from?

   • From Middle Dutch slurpen, slorpen (“to sip, slurp”), from Old Dutch *slurpan, from Proto-West Germanic *slurp- (“to sip, slurp”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-, *srobʰ- (“to sip, slurp, gulp”).

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   What does slurping mean?

   • (transitive) To eat or drink noisily. They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti. December 2015, Elizabeth Royte, “Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them”, in National Geographic , archived from the original on 13 December 2015:

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   What does it mean if you Slurp a liquid?

   • If you slurp a liquid, you drink it noisily. He blew on his soup before slurping it off the spoon. [V n + from/off] He slurped down a cup of sweet, black coffee. [V adv n] A slurp is a noise that you make with your mouth when you drink noisily, or a mouthful of liquid that you drink noisily. He takes a slurp from a cup of black coffee.

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   Is Slurp a German word?

   • Compare also Saterland Frisian slubberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slurp”), Middle High German sluppern (“to slurp”), Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic slupra (“to slurp”), Middle High German sürfeln, sürpfeln (“to sip, slurp”), Latin sorbeō (“to suck up, imbibe, absorb”). Often treated as onomatopoeic in modern writing.

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   What does slurp stand for?

   • Manages concrete and asphalt improvements, street sweeping, graffiti removal, weed abatement, and flood control (sandbags), as well as disaster preparedness related to street maintenance. Owns and operates the City's sanitary sewer system and the Burbank Water Reclamation Plant. Offers the Sewer Lateral User Rebate Program (SLURP).

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   What does a vulture slurp mean?

   • As the crowd cackles and caws, a white-backed vulture snakes its head deep into the wildebeest’s eye socket and hurriedly slurps, with grooved tongue, whatever it can before being ripped from its place at the table. (intransitive) To make a loud sucking noise. The mud slurped under our shoes. slurp (plural slurps)

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionslurp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of slurp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. slurp ... Word Origin mid 17th cent.: from Dutch slurpen. Definitions on the go.