as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Recent Examples of swig
Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Unsurprisingly, he's frequently seen taking a swig of liquor.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
The officers, who were part of a crime-reduction overtime initiative, found Ennis swigging a beer from a paper bag in the park by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive about 10:05 p.m.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Noun
Chris Wright took to social media in 2019 to market his oil-and-gas company in an unorthodox way: by taking a swig of fracking fluid from a dixie cup.
—Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Unsurprisingly, he's frequently seen taking a swig of liquor.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
The actor and producer was photographed on the balcony of the Grand Hotel Parker’s, the elegant and oldest hotel in the Italian city, enjoying the sun and swigging Acqua Panna.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
The officers, who were part of a crime-reduction overtime initiative, found Ennis swigging a beer from a paper bag in the park by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive about 10:05 p.m.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swig
Noun
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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
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Stop by the tasting room for sips of North Carolina vintages.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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The Loveland resident had just completed a school drop-off and was bringing a Caramel Dutch Bros drink home to his wife.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 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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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swig. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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