dips (into) Sentence Examples

  1. He cautiously dipped his finger into the lukewarm water to test its temperature.
  2. The artist dipped her brush into the vibrant palette to create a masterpiece.
  3. The child dipped their fork into the creamy mashed potatoes, savoring its velvety texture.
  4. The swimmer dipped into the crystal-clear ocean, feeling the refreshing embrace of the water.
  5. The chef dipped a piece of bread into the rich gravy, enhancing its flavor.
  6. The butterfly gracefully dipped into the flower, sipping nectar with its long proboscis.
  7. The scientist dipped the litmus paper into the solution to determine its acidity.
  8. The hikers dipped their water bottles into the clear stream, quenching their thirst.
  9. The eagle dipped its talons into the fish, securing its prey.
  10. The hungry dog enthusiastically dipped its nose into the bowl of kibble.

dips (into) Meaning

dips (into)

to take a portion of (snuff), an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals, to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily, to leave especially suddenly or prematurely, to suddenly drop down or out of sight, a brief plunge into the water for sport or exercise, a stupid or unsophisticated person, to drop suddenly before climbing, something obtained by or used in dipping, hollow, depression, the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle free to rotate in the vertical plane, to withdraw a part of the contents of something by or as if by reaching down inside it, to examine or read something casually or superficially, dim sense 1, an act of dipping, to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge, a sharp downward course, to lift a portion of by reaching below the surface with something shaped to hold liquid, inclination downward, a liquid preparation for the dipping of something, pitch, to thrust in a way to suggest immersion, to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat, to lower the body momentarily especially as part of an athletic or dancing motion, to use dipping tobacco, pickpocket, mortgage, to lower and then raise again, involve, to place a pinch of (tobacco) between the lip or cheek and gum, to immerse (an animal, such as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution, to immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material, to incline downward from the plane of the horizon, the angle that a stratum or similar geologic feature makes with a horizontal plane, a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped

FAQs About the word dips (into)

to take a portion of (snuff), an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals, to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily, to leave esp

gobbles (up), speed-reads, scans, skims, turns over, pores (over),leafs (through), browses, wades (through), reads

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He cautiously dipped his finger into the lukewarm water to test its temperature.

The artist dipped her brush into the vibrant palette to create a masterpiece.

The child dipped their fork into the creamy mashed potatoes, savoring its velvety texture.

The swimmer dipped into the crystal-clear ocean, feeling the refreshing embrace of the water.