slurp up
A2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To drink or eat something with a loud slurping noise.
Literal meaning: To slurp (make a sucking noise) and bring something up into the mouth.
Meanings
1 A2 informal
To drink or eat (a liquid or semi-liquid food) with a loud sucking noise.
"The children slurped up their milkshakes within minutes of sitting down."
Grammar: separable
2 B1
idiomatic
informal
To consume or absorb something eagerly and completely (often used figuratively).
"He slurped up every piece of information the professor offered."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used to describe children eating soup or noodles, or animals drinking. Can carry a slightly negative connotation in formal contexts where table manners matter. More common in British and American English everyday speech.
Commonly used with
noodles soup milkshake juice broth spaghetti
Forms
Base
slurp up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slurps up
he/she/it
Past simple
slurped up
yesterday
Past participle
slurped up
have + pp
-ing form
slurping up
continuous
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