as in sipped
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 swigged
After the ceremony, winners and honorees stretched their legs, swigged the last of their champagne and went off for a group photo shoot.
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Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One little alien spews tiny tadpole-looking critters into a water bottle, later swigged down by junior engineer Malachite (Jamie Bisping).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One little alien spews tiny tadpole-looking critters into a water bottle, later swigged down by junior engineer Malachite (Jamie Bisping).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swigged
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The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mihara said while some guests were on their phones or laptops, Mangione quietly sipped on a beer and wrote in his journal or read a book.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Swigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swigged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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