swilling

verb

present participle of swill
1
as in gorging
to eat greedily or to excess they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling

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2
as in sipping
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 swilling There’s the youngest, most freewheeling son’s habit of swilling cold coffee while watching The Gong Show. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 Spirit swilling was down 5% in California, compared with a 4% drop nationwide. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 People who would never be caught dead swilling neon fizz from a camouflage can were suddenly consuming a drink that was materially the same, but was being sold by exploiting a different set of unattainable aspirations, using a different vocabulary. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 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 Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves? — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swilling
  1. gorging
  2. sipping
  3. feasting
  4. drinking
  5. gulping
Verb
  • There will be title defenses from Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo, who are the Michael Jordan and Diana Taurasi of gorging sausages.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of gorging
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  • Even for the die-hard coffee drinker, sipping on a delicious cup of tea now and again can provide health benefits, promote relaxation and help lower stress.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The courtyard restaurant is perfect for sipping coffee in the sun; the menu here has more indulgent options like paellas and hamburgers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of sipping
Verb
  • Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Start your meal with one of the mango lassis (the perfect way to cool down in the summer) before feasting on dishes like the tandoori lamb or momo, traditional Tibetan dumplings.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Definition of feasting
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  • How to protect yourself When traveling to areas where cyclospriasis is endemic — including tropical or subtropical regions — avoid drinking tap water.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Some jokes, including a riff on the history of the Wright Brothers, feel vaguely Dada, as if Marino and Wain had spent a long, happy stretch of aimless days drinking coffee and free-associating.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of drinking
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  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Definition of gulping

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