sipping
すすっている
解説 Definition
sipping は sip（少しずつ飲む、すする）の現在分詞・動名詞で、「すすっている」「少しずつ飲んでいる」という意味です。水やお茶、スープなどを一口ずつゆっくり飲む様子に使います。
Drinking a liquid slowly by taking small amounts into the mouth at a time. This form can describe an action in progress or function as a noun naming the activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 sip の語末子音 p を重ねて -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。短母音＋子音で終わるため sipping となり、発音でも sip の短い母音を保ちます。sip tea、sip soup のように少量ずつ静かに飲む場面を思い浮かべ、gulp「ごくごく飲む」と対比しましょう。
Start with the base verb sip, which means to drink in small, slow mouthfuls. Since sip ends in one vowel followed by one consonant, the final p is doubled before -ing: sip becomes sipping. Picture someone sitting by a window and sipping hot tea carefully because it is too hot to drink quickly. Pair the word with common objects such as tea, coffee, juice, or soup. Contrast it with gulping, which means swallowing large amounts quickly; sipping is the slow, controlled action.
例文
She is sipping hot tea by the window.
彼女は窓辺で熱いお茶をすすっています。
He sat quietly, sipping soup from a small bowl.
彼は静かに座り、小さな器からスープをすすっていました。
The children were sipping juice after the game.
子どもたちは試合のあと、ジュースを少しずつ飲んでいました。
sipping の類義語・関連語
sipping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 sippen は古英語 sypian（少量ずつ飲む）に由来し、低地ドイツ語 sippen とも同根。sup（すする）と関連がある。関連語: sup, supper。一口ずつ静かに飲む動作を表し、gulp（がぶ飲み）と対照的な語。
Sipping is formed from sip by doubling the final p and adding -ing. Sip is recorded in Middle English and is related to comparable Low German and Dutch words for taking a small drink. It has also been associated with sup, another old verb for drinking or eating liquid food. The precise earlier history is not entirely certain, so the reliable core is its long-standing sense of drinking a little at a time.
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