guzzle

verb

guz·​zle ˈgə-zəl 

guzzled; guzzling ˈgə-z(ə-)liŋ 

intransitive verb

: to drink especially liquor greedily, continually, or habitually

transitive verb

1

: to drink greedily or habitually

guzzle beer

2

: consume, use up

devices that guzzle electricity

guzzler

ˈgə-z(ə-)lər 

noun

Synonyms

• belt (down)
• drink
• gulp
• hoist
• imbibe
• knock back
• pound (down)
• quaff
• sip
• slug (down)
• slurp
• sup
• swig
• swill
• toss (down or off)

Examples of guzzle in a Sentence

guzzled my soda before I could stop him

teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods

Recent Examples on the Web

At every stoppage, Merzlikins was guzzling water to keep them from getting worse. —Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024

Find it on Amazon Gift Crisp and Clean Water With a Brita Water Dispenser Get this extra large Brita dispenser for anyone in your life who doesn’t have a decent filter or someone who guzzles water. —Veronica Booth, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024

Marcus guzzled an Irish coffee as Cathy interrogated the students, all of them math majors. —Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024

Cheers erupted in the room as Kidman sipped from the glass, guzzling the entire contents on the cup in mere seconds. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

guzzle

verb

guz·​zle ˈgəz-əl 

guzzled; guzzling -(ə-)liŋ 

1

: to drink greedily

guzzled soft drinks

2

: to use up : consume

cars guzzling gas

guzzler

-(ə-)lər 

noun