1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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2
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
Aiming for steady water intake throughout the day, rather than guzzling right before bed, is best.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
From Tokyo to London, many consumers see Detroit's offerings as simply too big and too gas-guzzling.
—David Dolan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Linda is guzzling cheap wine and smoking joints, just trying to make it through one more day.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
The men still guzzle beer in the alley.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
From Tokyo to London, many consumers see Detroit's offerings as simply too big and too gas-guzzling.
—David Dolan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Linda is guzzling cheap wine and smoking joints, just trying to make it through one more day.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
The men still guzzle beer in the alley.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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She was seen sipping a glass of red wine at her birthday dinner party and blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of the country starts to sip pumpkin spice lattes and bundle up in sweaters, the Keys are still warm as always, and just getting started for several months rich with activities and events.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Delicious now, this will drink well for the next 4-6 years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Plus, a number of these recipes can be made sans booze (like the vodka cherry limeade) to satisfy a crew of all ages.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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