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Swilling

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v. Present participle of swill.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of drinking to excess.

n. plural Same as swill, 2.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Word Usage

"He wrinkled his nose in a puzzled way at the dishes offered to him by the waiter but refused none, devouring the food with a great appetite and drinking ( "swilling" Fyne called it) gallons of ginger beer, which was procured for him (in stone bottles) at his request."

Verb Form

swilled swilling swills

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

give feed drink imbibe provender

Variant

swillings

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

inebriate hogwash drink swallow

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Bastille Belleville Bill Brazil Brill

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

slop somewhar 5-gallon cretur imon