What does slurped mean?
Slurped is the past tense and past participle of slurp, a verb meaning to drink with a conspicuous sucking or gurgling sound. It is especially common when someone drinks through a straw, eats soup or noodles, or consumes a drink noisily and enthusiastically. The word often carries a light, humorous tone in everyday conversation, as if the sound is noteworthy or mildly impolite, although it can also be used neutrally to describe an action. It emphasizes the physical manner of drinking rather than the quantity swallowed, so a person may slurp a small amount of coffee or a large bowl of soup. The related noun slurp can refer to the sound itself or the act of drinking noisily, while slurper can describe a person who slurps or a device used to drink from.
verbTo drink noisily by drawing liquid into the mouth with a soft, suction-like sound. In its past and past-participle forms, it describes a completed action.
- To drink noisily by drawing liquid into the mouth with a soft, suction-like sound.
"She slurped the last of her lemonade through the straw."
"He slurped his coffee too quickly and burned his tongue."
"The noodles were hot enough that she slurped them straight from the bowl."
A slurp turns an ordinary drink into a small performance of sound.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does slurped come from?
The verb slurp is an imitative word: its sound was formed to suggest the sucking noise made while drinking. It has been used in English since the seventeenth century, with several older spellings and related forms recorded over time. The past form slurped combines that inherited verb with the regular English past ending -ed.
Related word forms
How slurped is actually used
Informal and often mildly humorous or mildly disapproving. It describes the manner of drinking rather than the amount consumed, though the action can imply drinking quickly or enthusiastically.
Easily confused with slurped
A gulp is a large swallow, whereas a slurp is distinguished chiefly by the noisy or suction-like sound made while drinking.
Soup is a liquid food, while slurp is the verb describing the noisy action of drinking it.