Synonyms of swig

swig 1 of 2

noun

ˈswig 

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• gulp
• drink
• swallow
• sup
• snort
• belt
• slug
• draft
• quaff
• swill
• nip
• shot
• drop
• drag
• dram

swig

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verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• gulp
• quaff
• slurp
• guzzle
• lick
• sup
• imbibe
• swill
• belt (down)
• toss (down or off)
• pound (down)
• knock back
• hoist
• slug (down)
• suck
• consume
• mouth (down)
• wine
• lap
• tipple
• toast
• put away
• down
• kill
• ingurgitate
• pledge
• nip

Examples of swig in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In a nightmare version of the Gilded Age, bankers and stevedores alike attend vaudevilles, swig opium, and sign contracts with Mephistopheles. —The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024

This is poet Gwendolyn Brooks at her best, stinging sentiment followed by a swig of damning, ordinary detail from the fridge. —Prudence Peiffer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

Verb

In the fall, workers piled into trucks heading for the collective farms and harvested immense amounts of wheat, afterwards swigging vodka straight from the bottle and dancing in the stubbly fields. —Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024

People got big mad when Luke Skywalker swigged bluish-green milk in The Last Jedi. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2024