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ELI5: Why does slurping a hot beverage make it feel less hot when drinking it?

I'm drinking tea right now and it's piping hot to drink normally but when I slurp it (yes that noise) I'm talking in the same amount I would be drinking normally but it's a lot easier to drink. What's going on?
gpt
You're also using your mouth like a carburetor of sorts. Adjusting the ratio of air rushing past the surface of the liquid also changes the temperature of it while providing cooling to the tongue and inner surface of the mouth.