Word of the Day: Sip
When you sip something, you drink it slowly in small amounts. Sometimes it’s necessary to sip drinks that are very hot or very cold (like coffee or tea) or very strong (like whiskey or something alcoholic).
- Denise is sipping her coffee. It’s very hot.
- I like to sip on lemonade in the summertime.
- Take a sip of this. It’s very good. (Notice that “sip” in this sentence is a noun.)
- Oliver took a sip and made a strange face because his drink had so much alcohol in it.
- There’s a bird sipping water from a puddle.
- The baby is sipping milk from a bottle.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with S page to see the list of all words starting with letter S. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
