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
Airspace closures are also requiring airlines to take longer, more fuel-guzzling routes, but many have strong demand, too.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
In the end, none of it mattered, because one night later, the espresso-guzzling darlings of the tournament extended a helping hand.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The constellation promises to harness the abundant power from the Sun while processing AI workloads in space, offering an alternative to building energy-guzzling data centers on Earth’s surface.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
In the end, none of it mattered, because one night later, the espresso-guzzling darlings of the tournament extended a helping hand.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The constellation promises to harness the abundant power from the Sun while processing AI workloads in space, offering an alternative to building energy-guzzling data centers on Earth’s surface.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzle
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Inside, about a half dozen customers sipped coffee in various nooks and crannies of the store.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The then-prince and duchess sipped on a mug while meeting independent vendors at the Covered Market in Oxford, England.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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This spring cocktail is almost too pretty to drink.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Visitors who want to drink beer can buy tickets for $60, which includes access to the craft beer festival and a sample glass, along with a tote bag with one prize egg and a T-shirt.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 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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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 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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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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