Meaning
to sip
- to drink slowly taking small sips, savouring the liquid
In a sentence
Siediti con noi a sorseggiare un tè caldo in terrazza.
Sit with us to sip hot tea on the terrace.
Mentre leggeva il giornale, sorseggiava lentamente il suo espresso.
While reading the newspaper, she slowly sipped her espresso.
Non trangugiare quel vino pregiato, devi sorseggiarlo!
Don't gulp down that fine wine, you must sip it!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sorseggiare | infinitive |
| sorseggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorseggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorseggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorseggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sorseggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sorseggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sorseggiando | gerund |
| sorseggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Contrasts with 'bere' (to drink in general) or 'trangugiare' (to gulp down).