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sip

/ˈsɪp/SIP
/ˈsɪp/SIP

Meaningsip

Common meaning: drink a little at a time

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsypian‘sip’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsippensource
  3. Englishsip‘drink a little at a time’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English sypian ‘sip’.

Roots

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