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slurping

slurping is the present participle and gerund of slurp.

Meaning of slurp

Verb

slurp (third-person singular simple present slurps, present participle slurping, simple past and past participle slurped)

  1. (transitive) To eat or drink noisily.
    • They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti.
  2. (intransitive) To make a loud sucking noise.
    • The mud slurped under our shoes.

See all 4 meanings of slurp

Noun

slurping (countable and uncountable, plural slurpings)

  1. A sound or motion that slurps.
    • the splashings and slurpings of Wellington boots in the mud

Forms of slurping

pluralslurpings

Words formed from slurping

Phrases with slurping

Questions about slurping

What does slurping mean?
Slurping means a sound or motion that slurps.
What is slurping the present participle and gerund of?
Slurping is the present participle and gerund of slurp.
What part of speech is slurping?
Slurping is a noun.
What is the plural of slurping?
The plural of slurping is slurpings.

Words near slurping in the dictionary

  1. slurpers
  2. slurpier
  3. slurpiest
  4. slurpily
  5. slurpiness
  6. slurping
  7. slurping up
  8. slurpingly
  9. slurpings
  10. slurps
  11. slurps up

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