Meaning & use
Supping
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Eating or drinking, especially taking an evening meal or sipping a beverage slowly.
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They sat by the fire, supping on hot soup after the long hike.
He was supping his ale quietly in the corner of the tavern.
A note on using this word
Supping is somewhat old-fashioned or regional today, surviving mainly in British dialect and the proverb 'he who sups with the devil needs a long spoon.'
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