Crossword clues for sipped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sip \Sip\ (s[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sipped (s[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sipping.] [OE. sippen; akin to OD. sippen, and AS. s?pan to sip, suck up, drink. See Sup, v. t.]
To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea. ``Every herb that sips the dew.''
--Milton.To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers.
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To taste the liquor of; to drink out of. [Poetic]
They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-pastsip)
WordNet
See sip
Usage examples of "sipped".
Milton sipped his tea in silence, looking for all the world like a man with a secret.
Georgio sipped his coffee, to give himself time to sort out in his mind what his wife was saying.
Maeve sipped her steaming tea nonchalantly, and Donna felt an urge to laugh.
Chapter Fifteen Alan sipped his brandy and stared at the woman opposite him.
Donna sipped her drink to wash down the tears that had welled up inside her.
She took another drag on her cigarette and sipped at the steaming coffee.
She picked up her drink and sipped it nonchalantly, aware of his eyes boring into hers.
Dolly watched the way he picked up his cup and sipped his coffee fastidiously.
She took the whisky and sipped it, while Alan, a sandwich stuck in his mouth, poured them both hot tea.
Timmy shrugged and sipped at the strong liquid laced with prison hooch.
She sipped her wine, wondering what the hell she was doing chatting about dogs, Crufts and Armalite rifles!
She refilled her glass from the large bottle on the table and sipped the water slowly.
Sighing she sipped her coffee, staring out over the beautiful grounds.
She sipped the burning liquid, enjoying the bite as it hit her throat and belly.
Caroline sipped her coffee, her peachy young face breaking into a smile.