— sippingly , adv.
/sip/ , v. , sipped, sipping , n.
v.t.
1. to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of: He sipped the hot tea noisily.
2. to drink from a little at a time: The bird sipped the flower.
3. to take in; absorb: to sip knowledge at its source.
v.i.
4. to drink by sips.
n.
5. an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid: One sip told me that the milk was sour.
6. a small quantity taken by sipping: Take just a sip, not a gulp or a swallow.
[ 1350-1400; ME sippen (v.), akin to LG sippen to sip ]
Syn. 1. See drink .