sip

Meanings

Plural: sips

Noun

a small drink
A small mouthful of drink
An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.

Verb

drink in sips
- "She was sipping her tea"
To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
To drink a small quantity.
To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
Alternative form of seep.
To consume slowly.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (“to sip”). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (“to drink, sip”) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare also Old High German supfen (“to drink, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (“to sip, intake”).

Synonyms

nurse

Scrabble Score: 5

sip is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sip is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sip is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

sip is a valid Words With Friends word