Synonyms for sip

Most common

drink · nurse · nip · swig

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

2. n. 1

   A small mouthful of drink.

Related words

Word family

sip-and-see siphon

Forms

Plural

sips → snuggles…

Past participle

sipped
e.g. sipped → drinken, swigged, nipped, supped…

Example sentences

• drink You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
• nurse The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.
• nip I've got to nip home. I've forgotten my tablets.
• swig Tom and I each took a swig out of the bottle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sup¹, nip¹

4 letters

swig¹

5 letters

drink¹, nurse¹

7 letters

snuggle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (snuggle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

siroter

Italiano

centellinare

Deutsch

antrinken