Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of consuming liquid food by taking it into the mouth with a spoon or by drinking: "Supping" refers specifically to the ingestion of soups, broths, or other liquid nourishment.

Usage

• "Supping" is a formal or literary term for the act of eating soup or similar liquid food. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation, where "eating soup" or "drinking broth" is preferred. It describes the process or action itself.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The quiet supping of his broth was the only sound in the room.
  • After her illness, she could only manage the gentle supping of clear soups.

Advanced Usage

• "To be at one's supping": An archaic phrase meaning to be engaged in eating a liquid meal.
  • He was at his supping when the messenger arrived.

Variants and Related Words

• Sup (verb): To eat supper or to consume liquid food by taking small sips or spoonfuls.
  • They would sup on a simple broth each evening.
• Soup (noun): A liquid food, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables in stock or water.
• Sipping (noun): The action of drinking in small amounts.

Synonyms

• Ingesting (liquid food)
• Consuming (liquid food)
• Partaking of (a liquid meal)

Related Phrases

• Breaking bread: Sharing a meal (contrasts with the specific liquid focus of "supping").
• Dining: Eating a meal, especially dinner (a more general term).

Noun

1. ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking