Expressions Of Enjoyment

4 words in this vocabulary list

noun a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight

  • The theater offers a wide range of entertainment options, from plays to musicals.
  • Let's go to the mall for some entertainment, maybe catch a movie or play some games.
  • I'm always down for some chill entertainment, like watching Netflix or playing video games.
  • His jokes were the main source of entertainment at the party, keeping everyone laughing all night.

verb to eagerly accept or enjoy something, usually in large quantities

  • The cat would often lap up milk from a saucer.
  • I just love to lap up the attention when I'm with my friends.
  • He's always trying to lap up all the credit for our group projects.
  • She would lap up every word of wisdom her grandmother shared with her.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

  • Please refrain from laughing it up during the meeting as we need to focus on the agenda.
  • We had a great time at the party last night, laughing it up with friends.
  • They were just laughing it up at the comedy show, having a blast.
  • Don't take life too seriously, sometimes you just have to laugh it up and enjoy the moment.

noun the sound made by sucking in liquid through a straw or by drinking noisily

verb to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking noisily

  • The child politely slurped his soup at the dinner table.
  • I couldn't help but slurp up the delicious noodles.
  • She slurped down her drink in one gulp.
  • The sound of the waves seemed to slurp at the shore.