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slurps

/slɜːrps/ /slɝːps/

Meanings
noun
A loud sucking noise made in eating or drinking

Examples :

"While eating his noodles, the boy's enthusiastic slurps filled the quiet room. "
sound food drink

Related Words

Illustration mouthful

mouthful noun

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/ /ˈmaʊθfəl/

The amount that will fit in a mouth.

"He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in."

Illustration kitchen

kitchen noun

/ˈkɪt͡ʃən/

A room or area for preparing food.

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

Illustration enthusiastic

enthusiastic adjective

/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

"an enthusiastic lover of art"

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

Illustration slurping

slurping verb

/ˈslɜːrpɪŋ/ /ˈslɝːpɪŋ/

To eat or drink noisily.

"They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti."

Illustration finished

finished verb

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

To complete (something).

"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"

Illustration noodles

noodles noun

/ˈnuːd(ə)lz/

(usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta

"She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup."

Illustration noisily

noisily adverb

/ˈnɔɪzɪli/ /ˈnɔɪzəli/

In a noisy manner; in such a way as to create a great deal of noise or sound

"They talked noisily and long into the night."

Illustration sucking

sucking verb

/ˈsʌkɪŋ/

To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).

"The baby is sucking milk from the bottle. "

Illustration spaghetti

spaghetti noun

[spəˈɡɛɾi]

A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.

"For dinner, we had spaghetti with tomato sauce. "

Illustration drinking

drinking verb

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

"He drank the water I gave him."