/ English Dictionary

SWILLING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Synonyms:

gulping; guzzling; swilling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("swilling" is a kind of...):

drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)

Derivation:

swill (drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb swill

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