nippen - meaning: to sip

Definition

verb

Frequency

Rank #10090

Sie nippte am .
She sipped carefully at the hot tea.
Sie nippte genüsslich an ihrem .
She sipped her glass of wine with pleasure.
Er nippte am und blätterte in der .
He sipped his coffee and leafed through the newspaper.
Vorsichtig nippte das an der .
The child cautiously took a small drink of the hot chocolate.
Statt zu , nippte sie nur .
Instead of drinking, she only politely took a sip.
Wir nippten am und stießen auf das neue an.
We sipped the sparkling wine and toasted the new year.
Er nippte an seinem .
He sipped his tea pensively.
Nippe , der Likör ist sehr .
Better sip slowly, the liqueur is very strong.
Während des Gesprächs nippte sie am .
During the conversation she kept sipping her water.
Er nippte nur und stellte das ab.
He only took a small sip and put the glass down again.