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guzzle

[ guhz-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, guz·zled, guz·zling.
  1. to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully:

    They spent the whole night guzzling beer.

    Synonyms: chug-a-lug, tope, swig, imbibe, swill



noun

  1. South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.

guzzle

/ ˈɡʌzəl /

verb

  1. to consume (food or drink) excessively or greedily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • guzzler noun
  • un·guzzled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guzzle1

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guzzle1

C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

The answer lies in one striking advance: they will guzzle far less gas.

Here they guzzle their whiskey and make an uproar, while the people of the house sit in a corner.

After which he paused to sigh, and leaped up to cheer and sat down again to—guzzle!

You may guzzle wine here, but you'll want a drop of water to cool your tongues hereafter!

If you think you can stay out half the night, and guzzle beer, and then come here to get me up, you can think again.

Howsomever, I strained 'em down, till an old woman would have sworn I had the high-strikes, with a knot o' wind in my guzzle.

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