Synonyms of guzzling

guzzling

verb

present participle of guzzle

1

as in sipping

to swallow in liquid form

guzzled my soda before I could stop him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipping
• drinking
• gulping
• swigging
• swilling
• slurping
• quaffing
• supping
• licking
• imbibing
• sucking
• hoisting
• pounding (down)
• tossing (down or off)
• belting (down)
• slugging (down)
• knocking back
• consuming
• downing
• lapping
• tippling
• mouthing (down)
• toasting
• killing
• putting away
• wining
• nipping
• pledging
• ingurgitating

2

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinking
• boozing
• tippling
• reveling
• soaking
• carousing
• bibbing
• lushing (up)
• hitting the bottle
• imbibing
• boozing it up
• liquoring (up)
• nipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstaining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guzzling

General Motors is still very much in the business of selling gas-guzzling trucks and massive SUVs. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

They were designed to combat the carbon emissions of gas-guzzling automobiles, and conspicuous consumption is at odds with saving the planet. — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Stellantis’ Ram brand has brought the gas-guzzling engines back for its full-size pickup line. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Hochul proudly touted her new restrictions on data centers while noting that Blakeman and Trump support allowing more construction of the power- and water-guzzling facilities. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Voters across the country – rural and urban, Republican and Democratic – have joined in opposition, criticizing data centers for guzzling local communities’ resources with little long-term economic gain for residents. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Each vehicle is starting to be more like a computer packed with electronic parts and software rather than the old image of the gas-guzzling engines. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Though there are no data center projects planned specifically for Abbott, the number of massive, energy-guzzling complexes currently in operation of planned for the wider Dallas-Forth Worth metro area is growing by the day. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026