quaff 1 of 2

as in sip
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time she was so thirsty that she drank her iced tea in one long quaff

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quaff

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Noun
Nonalcoholic quaffs including beers and zero-proof cocktails are also available. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 Food52 has joined with Athletic Brewing Company, the nonalcoholic behemoth, to create Host & Toast, a light, lemony, food-friendly holiday season quaff made in Belgian wheat style ($14.99 for six, athleticbrewing.com). Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
In the first century A.D., Emperor Nero, who was renowned as a party boy, was famed for quaffing iced drinks flavored with honey. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024 Few would argue that the pricey bottled water, quaffed by celebrities and wealthy Westerners, constitutes an essential use of plastic. By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for quaff
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Noun
  • Plus, Howl at the Moon will offer Swiftie sips, such as the Lucky One Miss Peaches Seltzer, Through the Orange Door jello shots, a TS12 shot, and That’s Showbiz cocktails and drink buckets.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stop by the tasting room for sips of North Carolina vintages.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2005, LifeStraw offered a clever aid to help more people drink safe water.
    Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • City Tavern had opened the previous year, backed by a group of wealthy Philadelphians who’d decided there was no place in town that met their standards for decent food and drink.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Quaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quaff. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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