swizzled; swizzling
ˈswi-zə-liŋ 
ˈswiz-liŋ
: to drink especially to excess : guzzle
: to mix or stir with or as if with a swizzle stick
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Noir Bar brings all of Muller's extensive knowledge, commitment to extensive research, and penchant for a good time to the table and swizzles them together with a healthy pour of booze resulting in a book sure to appeal to everyone from a scheming femme fatale to a wise-cracking gumshoe.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
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Noun
Sip a rum swizzle at The Swizzle Inn Aside from being Bermuda’s oldest pub, The Swizzle Inn’s claim to fame is creating the rum swizzle, Bermuda's national drink, in 1932.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Heirloom swizzles These quality pewter stirrers are made in the U.S., include two irons, two putters and two woods, and a touch of elegance and fun to any post-match drink.
—Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Noir Bar brings all of Muller's extensive knowledge, commitment to extensive research, and penchant for a good time to the table and swizzles them together with a healthy pour of booze resulting in a book sure to appeal to everyone from a scheming femme fatale to a wise-cracking gumshoe.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
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“Swizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swizzle. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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