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as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzling
The relationship between fandom and physical health isn’t just about guzzling beer, sitting for hours on end or scarfing down hot dogs.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Amangati will be cleaner on the seas than classic, diesel-guzzling cruise ships, too, with a hybrid propulsion system that uses battery power to reduce emissions and improve efficiency.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Eating away the anxiety and pain The relationship between fandom and physical health isn’t just about guzzling beer, sitting for hours on end or scarfing down hot dogs.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The group sees ample opportunity for partnership with some of the denim industry’s leading finishing innovators, who have worked to replace stone-washing techniques—which are polluting and water-guzzling—with lasers to achieve whiskering and distressing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
But the reality is that data centers are inefficient, guzzling water and consuming huge amounts of electricity.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The Single Moms Club (2014) Perry directs, and takes a minor acting role, in this sweet-natured second-chance-at-life comedy about a group of single moms (Nia Long, Amy Smart, Coco Brown, and Wendi McLendon-Covey) who support one another during weekly white-wine guzzling sessions.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Forget roaring lawnmowers and fuel-guzzling tractors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, with reserves dwindling from a grinding, ammunition-guzzling conflict that shows no sign of ending, a factory that opened in Germany on Wednesday could go some way to replenishing stocks.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Amangati will be cleaner on the seas than classic, diesel-guzzling cruise ships, too, with a hybrid propulsion system that uses battery power to reduce emissions and improve efficiency.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Eating away the anxiety and pain The relationship between fandom and physical health isn’t just about guzzling beer, sitting for hours on end or scarfing down hot dogs.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The group sees ample opportunity for partnership with some of the denim industry’s leading finishing innovators, who have worked to replace stone-washing techniques—which are polluting and water-guzzling—with lasers to achieve whiskering and distressing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
But the reality is that data centers are inefficient, guzzling water and consuming huge amounts of electricity.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The Single Moms Club (2014) Perry directs, and takes a minor acting role, in this sweet-natured second-chance-at-life comedy about a group of single moms (Nia Long, Amy Smart, Coco Brown, and Wendi McLendon-Covey) who support one another during weekly white-wine guzzling sessions.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Forget roaring lawnmowers and fuel-guzzling tractors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, with reserves dwindling from a grinding, ammunition-guzzling conflict that shows no sign of ending, a factory that opened in Germany on Wednesday could go some way to replenishing stocks.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzling
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Two seasons ago, a motley assembly of A-listers including Lewis Hamilton, Zoey Deutch, Nina Dobrev and Jared Leto, arrived to the Antarctic peninsula on a 414-foot mega-yacht, sporting sequin dresses and tuxedos, sipping tulips of champagne.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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To manage your thirst, try limiting your salt intake, drinking enough water throughout the day, and regulating your bedroom temperature.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then last year, Tuco started drinking more water than usual.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Guzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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