swilled; swilling; swills
swiller
noun
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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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Spirit swilling was down 5% in California, compared with a 4% drop nationwide.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite the gaps in the Peaky Blinders lineup, the show’s iconic universe of tan-colored leather, suave tailoring, hard liquor, swill, and grime has been carefully restored.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
There’s the youngest, most freewheeling son’s habit of swilling cold coffee while watching The Gong Show.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Spirit swilling was down 5% in California, compared with a 4% drop nationwide.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Noun
Much has been written about the fabled three-martini swill fests of yore, but too little has been made of the eating.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite the gaps in the Peaky Blinders lineup, the show’s iconic universe of tan-colored leather, suave tailoring, hard liquor, swill, and grime has been carefully restored.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Swill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swill. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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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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