Definition of swig
:a quantity drunk at one time
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Examples of swig in a Sentence
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Recent Examples of swig from the Web
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Ed Sheeran, who with his fellow armored friends offers Arya a bit of meat, and a swig of wine. Ed Sheeran who laughs,
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Murray used a sword to open the bottle and took a swig.
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This is especially true when those slabs are crumbled and then mixed in with cheese and noodles and eaten between swigs of a coconut caramel chocolate brown ale called Dirty Little Freak.
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As the silver trophy was passed around, some team members poured champagne into it and took swigs.
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That’s what Madison Munoz tweeted earlier this month after grandma brought the party to a grinding halt by flipping upside-down and doing a hand-stand on top of a keg while taking a big ol’ swig of Michelob Ultra.
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There, the model took swigs of champagne, switched up her outfits and even partied with Nicki Minaj.
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Those who pop the cap on Forty Ounce Muscadet and expect a swig of something sweet are in for a surprise.
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And irony takes a big swig of Virginia Gentleman, shoots up some fine Afghan H, and walks into a propeller blade.
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Origin and Etymology of swig
Definition of swig
swigged;
swigging
transitive verb
:to drink in long drafts
- swig cider
intransitive verb
:to take a swig :drink
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swigger
nounExamples of swig in a Sentence
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
Recent Examples of swig from the Web
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Men and women grinded to hip-hop, swigging beers and munching on carne asada and ribs.
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Many mistakenly believe that a diet soda or two a day is good for them, the same as swigging water, Azad said.
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Last year 154,00 spectators attended Epsom over the two-day festival, swigging 4,200 bottles of Champagne in the process.
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Last year's star attraction was Justin Bieber who swigged champagne with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton after the Briton had taken the checkered flag.
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Michael had it the worst, leading 431 laps in 16 career starts without ever getting the chance to swig that championship milk.
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Chow down on burgers, tater tots and more while swigging craft beer.
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Fourteen years later, Captain Jack’s still swigging rum, and may well have had a hand in writing the script; the plot’s still incoherent/beside the point.
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The report describes the pledges engaging in heavy drinking, and Piazza at one point is seen swigging from a bottle of vodka and then consuming beer.
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First Known Use of swig
circa 1650
SWIG Defined for English Language Learners
swig
verb
Definition of swig for English Language Learners
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: to drink (something) quickly and in large amounts : to swallow a lot of (a drink)
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