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
Kicking off with the Weekend Update co-host as the ex-Fox host keg-guzzling and Sprite-spitting, Jost’s Hegseth proceeded to shoot off about the media asking too many questions about what was happening in Iran.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The men’s team thought that funny, along with the beer-guzzling director of the FBI (on a business trip using taxpayer funds).
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Because big, gas-guzzling trucks are very profitable, that's been a boost to automakers' bottom lines, partially offsetting the higher costs from tariffs.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
The Arizona Republic used air-quality records to estimate how much energy data centers in Maricopa County could guzzle.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The men’s team thought that funny, along with the beer-guzzling director of the FBI (on a business trip using taxpayer funds).
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Because big, gas-guzzling trucks are very profitable, that's been a boost to automakers' bottom lines, partially offsetting the higher costs from tariffs.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
The Arizona Republic used air-quality records to estimate how much energy data centers in Maricopa County could guzzle.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzle
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Simply toss in your favorite mix, blend, and flip over to sip.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wall panels lower to become a front porch, a place to watch the morning fog burn off and sip coffee—from a Snow Peak titanium mug, brewed in a Snow Peak collapsible coffee drip, of course.—
Naomi Tomky,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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The food and drink Food and drink are taken seriously here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Nowadays, locals frequent the restaurant for lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2026
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Water drips from the rocky walls just behind it, pig blood backs up the drains of the stables, and booze bottles eventually overtake Mr. Earnshaw’s parlor.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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