as in sipped
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 quaffed
More than 17,000 wines from 58 countries were entered into the awards, before being supped and quaffed by 245 judges in a rigorous two-week process held in London.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Six England players, including the beloved Paul Gascoigne, came into the studio to lend their vocal talents to the track and much Champagne was quaffed, in quantities that were directly proportional to how disinterested the athletes were to be there.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).
—Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Six England players, including the beloved Paul Gascoigne, came into the studio to lend their vocal talents to the track and much Champagne was quaffed, in quantities that were directly proportional to how disinterested the athletes were to be there.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).
—Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quaffed
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Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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British media outlets reported that the England fans drank 5,000 beers at The Londoner on Tuesday, spending £30,000, or more than $40,200.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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“Quaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quaffed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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