as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
after digging our car out of the snowdrift, we were ready to quaff some hot chocolate
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Recent Examples of quaff
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
Serve chilled or over ice for the most refreshing quaff.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
TIME, 14 May 2024
Mead, the honey wine now consumed out of ironic drinking horns and paired with anachronistic vape pens at countless Renaissance fairs, was made and quaffed thousands of years B.C.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The spirits here are clearly the star of the show, but the Vault offers a minimal food service to accompany its quaffs.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
Serve chilled or over ice for the most refreshing quaff.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
Verb
Prospectors from across North America and Europe quaffed single-malt in upscale Ulan Bator nightspots.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Mead, the honey wine now consumed out of ironic drinking horns and paired with anachronistic vape pens at countless Renaissance fairs, was made and quaffed thousands of years B.C.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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Noun
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Ingredients: 1 part Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro 1 part Mezcal Directions: Build over ice in a rocks glass and lightly stir to mix, creating a smoky, intriguing sip.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In another shot the man opens a laptop, types away, and then takes a sip of what looks like whiskey.Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Madrid: Bar And Restaurant Mecca This year’s glitzy gala was held in Madrid–a city famed for its exciting food and drink culture and superb nightlife–bringing bartenders, cocktail aficionados and drinks media in their thousands to the Spanish capital.Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ten times as many people, meanwhile, reported drinking alcohol daily or almost daily.Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Quaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quaff. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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