sip
Drink in miniature
To sip is to drink in small amounts, taking liquid into the mouth gradually rather than gulping: She sipped her tea while reading.
A sip is also the small quantity taken: He took a sip of water.
The word suggests deliberate, measured drinking—savoring a beverage or being cautious with something hot.
Sip can extend figuratively to gradual intake of anything: sipping information from various sources.
Hasty, large swallow
- swallowSend down the throat
- slurpConsume with audible suction
- swigLarge hasty draught
- drinkConsumable liquid
imbibe · quaff · nurse · taste · nip · dram · tipple · draft
Enjoy with full attention
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
bouquet · relish · appreciate · sample · discern · detect · nuance · subtle
Flavor perception ability
- dropFall or release
- nipQuick, sharp pinch
- bitSmall amount or portion
- dramSmall measure, liquid or weight
splash · hint · touch · morsel · smidgen · sample · taster · thimbleful
gulp
Hasty, large swallow
drink · imbibe · quaff · nurse · taste · nip · dram · tipple · draft · swill
savor
Enjoy with full attention
aroma · bouquet · relish · appreciate · sample · discern · detect · nuance · subtle · delicate
taste
Flavor perception ability
dram · splash · hint · touch · morsel · smidgen · sample · taster · thimbleful · mouthful
tea
Steeped leaf beverage
cocktail · espresso · broth · soup · cocoa · latte · chai · sake · port · sherry
slow
Lacking in speed
unhurried · gradual · measured · gentle · relaxed · calm · savoring · enjoying · prolonged · deliberate
- eating and drinkingeat, drink, chew, bite, swallow
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- drinking watergulp, swallow, drink, glass of water, water bottle
- hydrationhydrated, water, drinking water, dehydrated, thirsty
- Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, ton, heap, loads
- taste testblind test, sample, taster, comparison, rating
- sipping tea
- sipping whiskey
- paint and sipSocial art with alcohol
- sip slowly
- sip and savor
- summer sipper