supping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking
verb take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

The silence was only broken now by the supping of James’s soup. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
Lord Brocton's supping and staying with dad, so's Sneyd, and a lot more, and you'll hear all the news. — The Yeoman Adventurer, George W. Gough
"I was to do like this," she replied, and went through the supping of something out of a plate in dumb show. — Short Stories of Various Types, Unknown

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