swigs 1 of 2

plural of swig
as in sips
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?

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swigs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swig

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Recent Examples of swigs
Noun
Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • An employee was observed drinking a beverage at the kitchen from an unapproved cup and placing it on the food prep table between sips.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Wearing multiple layers — including a chunky beanie and hoodie — a smiling, unshaven Bieber sings in between sips.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • All three of us were also exposed to a family of chemicals called bisphenols, present in electronics, car parts, toys, household appliances, receipts, water pipes and the linings of metal food and drinks cans.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Swigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swigs. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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