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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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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

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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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Recent Examples of swill
Noun
Near the cap, each jug had a single loop big enough for one finger to slip in—not ergonomic, but perfect for tilting it up to your mouth for a quick swill. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2023 Clearing forests for farmland pushed a bat species to the forest edge, where pig farmers had set up; bats settled in trees over the pig pens and contaminated the swill the pigs were fed; pigs got sick and were culled; humans picked up the infection from their pigs, then died. Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 Dec. 2020
Verb
The boss wants you in traffic and swilling stale office coffee again. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025 Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swill
Noun
  • Scroll to take a sip or bite out of your beauty, with picks from our experts and editors.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • So, ultimately each sip actually belies the utter strength of its intimidating ABV.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Here’s a recipe for Christina Tosi’s cinnamon buns with brown sugar goo.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Unlike liquid sanitizer, wipes won't leak in your bag, which means no surprise goo on your stuff.
    Gregory Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • And the mice who'd come off the low-fat diet to gorge on high-sugar and high-fat foods were, unlike humans, probably not thinking about potential weight gain.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2025
  • Trump’s idea of the presidency seems to start with the premise that the entire country is his to gorge on, as the capo di tutti capi, or boss of all bosses.
    Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Some factors can make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim, a lack of close supervision, not wearing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water.
    Don Sweeney July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • More Americans now use cannabis daily than drink alcohol every day.1 Public attitudes toward cannabis have shifted dramatically over the past decade, with some perceiving cannabis to be safer than alcohol.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • But mostly, Cronenberg jacks up his own career-long obsessions with glop and grunge and decay to fever pitch.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • Plaster bandages, the type used in bone-setting casts, go over the glop.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In India, a veterinarian treatment used in cows decimated local populations of vultures that feasted on bovine carcasses.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
  • The gull may have been feasting on the truck’s load as the unsuspecting driver made preparations to hit the road.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Mindful Coffee Or Tea Break Instead of gulping your drink while answering emails, try this: Hold the cup, feel its warmth, smell the aroma and enjoy the first sip.
    Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care Keeping your head above water can help reduce the likelihood of gulping down germs.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Manual focus is great, too—the control ring is properly dampened, so there's no slop or wobble when setting focus, and focus response is instant, without any discernible lag.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
  • Jain acknowledges that many of these could be slop.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025

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“Swill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swill. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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