Sip Definition
sĭp
sipped, sipping, sips
verb
To drink in small quantities.
American Heritage
To drink very little, or a little at a time.
Webster's New World
To drink from in sips.
American Heritage
(Scotland, US, dated) Alternative form of seep.
Wiktionary
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Wiktionary
noun
The act of sipping.
Webster's New World
A small quantity sipped at one time.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Sip
Noun
Singular:
sip
Plural:
s-ipsOrigin of Sip
From Middle English sippen, probably cognate with Middle English sipen (“to seep"), from Old English sipian (“to seep").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English sippen seuə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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