swilled; swilling; swills
2
: to drink great drafts of : guzzle
swill beer
3
: to feed (an animal, such as a pig) with swill
swiller
noun
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Examples of swill in a Sentence
Verb
She watched the water swill around in the bucket.
He swilled the water around in the pot.
He swilled the floor with buckets of water.
Noun
took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine
I don't know what's in this swill, but I know that I'm not eating it.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
The dynamic was palpable last week, as Vladimir V. Putin casually announced plans to run for six more years as president of Russia, swilling champagne and bragging about the increasing competence of Russia’s military.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Catherine Long, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2024
Near the cap, each jug had a single loop big enough for one finger to slip in—not ergonomic, but perfect for tilting it up to your mouth for a quick swill.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2023
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Verb
To the backdrop of a playlist brimming with Brandy, Aaliyah, Monica, and Mariah, attendees swilled around outside the cinema room at NeueHouse for a pre-show cocktail and snack.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
The dynamic was palpable last week, as Vladimir V. Putin casually announced plans to run for six more years as president of Russia, swilling champagne and bragging about the increasing competence of Russia’s military.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Noun
Hartley connected his temperance and milk crusades in An Essay on Milk from 1842, arguing that milk produced in cities was impure not just because of its adulteration by contaminants like formaldehyde, but also because of its sourcing from urban swill sheds.
—Catherine Long, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2024
Near the cap, each jug had a single loop big enough for one finger to slip in—not ergonomic, but perfect for tilting it up to your mouth for a quick swill.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Swill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swill. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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swill
2 of 2 noun1
: food for animals (as pigs) made from scraps of food mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
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