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noun

Definition of swillnext
1
as in sip
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine

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2
as in goo
a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive I don't know what's in this swill, but I know that I'm not eating it

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swill

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verb

ˈswil How to pronounce swill (audio)
1
as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling

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2
as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting

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Recent Examples of swill
Noun
Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids? — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Vicky Dawson is loopy and judgmental as Becca’s wine-swilling mom Nat. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 Editors and influencers piled into the train-carriage narrow Ojii restaurant on the Left Bank, swilling lychee martinis and Champagne before settling in for rounds of wagyu beef, tuna tartare, tempura and — of course — sushi. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swill
  1. sip
  2. goo
  3. gorge
  4. drink
  5. gulp
  6. glop
  7. feast
  8. slop
Noun
  • Courtesy of Elevation Tea A tea can feel silky, creamy, crisp or full-bodied, with notes that evolve after the swallow, and the finish matters as much as the opening sip, according to Martinez.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This lager is brewed with real strawberries and rhubarb and celebrates a classic Minnesota flavor in every sip!
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
Definition of sip
Noun
  • The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2026
Definition of goo
Verb
  • America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.
    — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of gorge
Verb
  • This incident, which occurred after he was allegedly seen drinking at bars, solidifies a pattern of injury and questionable decision-making for the player.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Neither the Pawn Chess Club founders nor Bannon see this as separate from how young people are drinking.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • Cradled in her arms, the newborn suckles eagerly, its tiny paws paddling the air with every gulp.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Given the construction of the bracket, any African team that has its eye on a quarterfinals bid will likely have to push through the likes of Argentina (gulp) or England (woof), France (le woof) or Spain (yipes).
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of gulp
Noun
  • Human inventiveness turned that glop into an energy resource that has vastly enriched the world.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026
  • Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of glop
Verb
  • Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Diners here can feast upon things like duck-fat frites for brunch and espresso-rubbed steaks for dinner.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
Definition of feast
Noun
  • As 404 Media points out, the inclusion of the new button is particularly surprising, because LinkedIn is simultaneously encouraging users to generate AI slop through an AI-powered writing assistant.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 July 2026
  • That may be far more useful than looking for proof that something is AI-generated in a sea of slop with unknown origins.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of slop

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