slurp

Noisy soup sound

Slurp is both the sound and the act of drinking or eating something noisily, drawing liquid into the mouth with an audible sucking sound.

It suggests enthusiasm or lack of table manners, depending on context: He slurped his soup while reading the paper.

The word imitates the sound it describes.

In computing, slurp means to read an entire file into memory at once rather than processing it incrementally.

drinking

sip

Small mouthful of liquid

quaff · straw · milkshake · smoothie · boba · iced coffee · slushie · juice box · soda · hot chocolate

sound

gulp

Hasty, large swallow

  • glugLiquid pouring sound
  • gurgleBubbling liquid sound
  • sloshLiquid moving messily

squelch · splash · swish · suck · drip · plop · fizz · swirl · sip · lap

soup

broth

Clear simmered meat liquid

gazpacho · minestrone · miso · gumbo · borscht · stew · pho · ramen · congee · spoon

manners

rude

Offensively ill-mannered

etiquette · table manners · slob · messy · offensive · discourteous · acceptable · Japanese · compliment · chef

noodles

ramen

Japanese noodle soup

  • phoInformal fake spelling
  • sobaBuckwheat noodle from Japan
  • udonThick Japanese wheat noodle

spaghetti · vermicelli · lo mein · chow mein · pad thai · japchae · chopsticks · broth · bowl

eating

oyster

Pearl-bearing edible mollusk

  • clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
  • musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
  • noodlesBoiled dough strands

spaghetti · jello · custard · pudding · ice cream · popsicle · watermelon · mango · shellfish · raw bar

suction

suck

Draw by suction

draw up · extract · pull · sip · aspirate · drain

informal

gobble

Eat fast and greedily

devour · pig out · snarf · chow down · gorge · scoff · tuck in · gulp down · vacuum up · hoover

Categories
Opposites
manner of drinking

slurpsip

Small mouthful of liquid

nibble · quaff · gulp

direction of liquid movement

slurpspit

Expelled mouth moisture

spit out · regurgitate · spew · expel · eject

Phrases
Family

slurping, slurps, slurped, slurpy, slurper, slurpers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G