as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
after digging our car out of the snowdrift, we were ready to quaff some hot chocolate
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Recent Examples of quaff
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quaff
Noun
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Inside, guests watched the game discreetly between sips of Champagne.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Each Straightaway cocktail is single-serve and ready to open, pour, and sip—no measuring required.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Staying active, meditating, drinking plenty of water and getting a full night’s sleep.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Snag drinking glasses for 50% off and organic cotton cloth napkins for more than half off, plus check out big savings on entire dinnerware sets and more.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 9 Nov. 2025.
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