1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzle
Attendees, some in Raiders gear and others in pachuco-style hats, guzzled their last sips of alcohol and chatted excitedly before heading in.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
For years holidaymakers have guzzled Sicilian gelato at famous parlours in Palermo, unaware that the booming businesses were controlled by organised crime.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
John Dutton has roped his last steer, guzzled his last cup of Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch coffee, gone off to that big pasture in the sky.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Just like the name suggests, every aspect of Porphyrion is immense—its total power output is equivalent to trillions of suns, and its originator black hole probably guzzled a sun’s worth of fuel each year for one billion years straight, Hardcastle tells New Scientist.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
For years holidaymakers have guzzled Sicilian gelato at famous parlours in Palermo, unaware that the booming businesses were controlled by organised crime.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
John Dutton has roped his last steer, guzzled his last cup of Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch coffee, gone off to that big pasture in the sky.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Just like the name suggests, every aspect of Porphyrion is immense—its total power output is equivalent to trillions of suns, and its originator black hole probably guzzled a sun’s worth of fuel each year for one billion years straight, Hardcastle tells New Scientist.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
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As tea was poured, blown on, then sipped, gingerly.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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Here, guests can dine at the Cantina Restaurant for brunch and sip cocktails at the adjacent Le Club Bacan.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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Neighbors called the residents of the apartment where Portillo was found dead problem tenants who were known to drink excessively and act rowdy.Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Angelle’s go-to drink for this month is an Orange Brûlée.Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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As stock, a snakehead of an air intake protrudes from the right side of the motor, ready to gulp down oxygen for use in the Milwaukee-Eight’s twin furnaces.William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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For each correct answer, gulp a nip of Dr. McGillicuddy’s Wild Grape.Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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For one, a declining share of Americans are boozing: 58% of adults were drinkers in 2024, a 28-year low, according to Gallup.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Pot, drugs, and booze solve nothing and make life more of a dumpster fire!Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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