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schlürfen

[ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to slurp; to sip loudly
  2. to slurp
  3. To drink a liquid while making a loud sucking noise.
Examples

Er schlürfte an seinem Tee.

He was sipping his tea.

Pronunciationˈʃlʏʁfn̩

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis is often considered impolite at the dinner table.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.