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sips

sips is the plural of sip.

sips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sip.

Meaning of sip

Noun

sip (plural sips)

  1. A small mouthful of drink.
    • So order one more coffee / Have another sip of wine / We can go on talking / Until it's disco closing time1977, The Originals, “Been Decided”, in Down to Love Town
  2. An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually subintoxicating amounts.
    • Earl is always a good time. His appearance at parties, whether it's a smart cocktail sip or a basement gig, is mandatory.1985 April 20, Joseph Beam, “Black Men Loving Black Men: The Revolutionary Act of the Eighties”, in Gay Community News, page 5

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Noun capitalized: SIPs

SIPs

  1. (plural) plural of SIP

Phrases with sips

Questions about sips

What is sips the plural of?
Sips is the plural of sip.
What part of speech is sips?
Sips is a noun.

Words near sips in the dictionary

  1. SIPPs
  2. sippy
  3. sippy cup
  4. sippy cups
  5. SIPRNET
  6. sips
  7. sipsful
  8. Sipson
  9. sipt
  10. sipuleucel
  11. sipuleucel-T

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sips (page history and authors); SIPs (page history and authors); sip (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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