to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of

He sipped the hot tea noisily.

to drink from a little at a time

The bird sipped the flower.

to take in; absorb

to sip knowledge at its source.

to drink by sips.

an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid

One sip told me that the milk was sour.

a small quantity taken by sipping

Take just a sip, not a gulp or a swallow.

verb

down , slurp

verb

drink in , extract , imbibe , partake , quaff , sample , savor , sup , swallow , taste , toss , pull on , drink , drop

noun

draft , potation , pull , quaff , sup , swill , dram , jigger , shot , tot