They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers.
Dryden.
Sip, v. i. To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to
take a sip or sips of something.
[She] raised it to her mouth with sober grace; Then, sipping,
offered to the next in place.
Dryden.
Sip, n. 1. The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.