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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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
People who would never be caught dead swilling neon fizz from a camouflage can were suddenly consuming a drink that was materially the same, but was being sold by exploiting a different set of unattainable aspirations, using a different vocabulary.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 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
Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
People who would never be caught dead swilling neon fizz from a camouflage can were suddenly consuming a drink that was materially the same, but was being sold by exploiting a different set of unattainable aspirations, using a different vocabulary.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 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 28 Apr. 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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