swilled

past tense of swill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swilled And as always, players swilled beer out of it in front of cheering crowds at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale. — Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 For live music, Feidiou 2 is a small rebetadiko, or traditional music cafe, known for its melancholic Greek folk music and meze bites swilled down with sharp swigs of tsipouro, a Greek version of grappa. — Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swilled
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
Verb
  • Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For cocktail hour, guests sipped and snacked on light bites while taking a look at the BTS of Siriano’s creative process and inspirations.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Harry feasted on chicken, ham, and leek pie, served with vegetables, mashed potatoes, and gravy.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Georgia needed only 24 offensive plays to storm out to a 28-0 halftime lead as its defense forced and feasted on Oklahoma errors.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After the win came the customary celebration — another beer, poured into the championship trophy — but Laseter drank only about half before growing uneasy about how clean the trophy was and handing it to her teammate Pozdol.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

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“Swilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swilled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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