sip• We laughed and joked, Ichiro trying the whiskey, me sipping a little sake.• Sue sat at the barsipping a Martini.• He sipscoffee from a Hard Rock Cafe mug.• She smiled and sipped her gin.• Carolyn stood by the table, sipping her new tea and wondering what she could cook.• He smiled and sipped his drink, glancing across at the phone as he refilled his glass.• Tom sipped his martini thoughtfully.• I breezed away into a corner where I could sip my vodka-less tonic and mope.• As we sat and sipped our half-pint shandies I reflected on what a luckychoice of company I had made.• After Charter 77 was launched, even the cafes had too many secret police sipping tea.• She sipped water all the way through the interview.
sip• Fraker nodded, taking a sip of wine.• Can I just try a sip, to see if I like it.• Pamela grinned wickedly and took another sip.• The old man dipped his nose and took a first carefulsip.• I make myself a cup of milkless tea, vintage 1974, and take a cautioussip.• He took a large sip of his sherry and refused the soup.• Maybe a little sip of cold water?• Jenny cautiously took a couple of sips of the liquid.• A singlesip of bleach is not toxic, but an overdose of Tylenol can kill you.• The unsmilingGore took a small sip and then set his glass down on the table.
took ... sip• Barbara Coleman raised her cup and took a sip.• Miguel took the juicecarton from him and took a sip, preparing to let it all out.• To regain her composure, she opened the wine bottle in the kitchen and took a sip.• He pushed the padaside, took a sip of orange juice, wiped his forehead, and went on typing.• The drinks arrived and Derek took a sip from his as though he tasted martinis for a living.• I took a sip of wine, wondering if there was anything else I might learn from him.• JohnCoffin came in just as she took a sip.• She took a sip of coffee from the thickearthenware mug.
Originsip1
(1300-1400) Perhaps from sup“to drink in small mouthfuls”((11-21 centuries)), from Old Englishsupan