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Negation in concurrent verbs
This expression seems to mean "to not drink, while making sounds"
I think this is where you went wrong. Think of 音を立てて飲む as one block, and you have a negation of that whole block. So more ...
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Meaning of verb + negative-verb
This 売れる is not a potential form of 売る, but an intransitive verb 売れる meaning "(for something) to sell well". Forget the potential れる.
売れる売れない is a noun phrase. In general, this pattern works ...
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