swig
verb[T]
informaluk/swɪɡ/us/swɪɡ/-gg-todrink,especiallybyswallowinglargeamountsin aseriesofsingleactions:
畅饮,痛饮He was swiggingbeerfrom abottle.
She had been swiggingneatvodkaallevening.
Synonyms
down(EAT)
drink(LIQUID)
gulp
quaffold-fashioned
to drink
- drinkWhat would you like to drink?
- haveI don't let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
- sipShe sipped the tea carefully because it was hot.
- swigHe was swigging milk from the bottle.
- gulp (down)Stop gulping your water!
- slurpThe children were eating pizza and slurping lemonade.
- She wasspottedswiggingchampagnein anightclub.
- He used to swig 25bottlesoflageranight.
- Everysodaswiggedcontainseightteaspoonsofsugar.
Drinking
- consume
- drink
- drink(something)up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking fountain
- drinking water
- drunk
- mainline
- non-consuming
- non-consumption
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- overindulgent
- sip
- skol
- slurp
- sup
- swill
- wash
swig
noun[C]
uk/swɪɡ/us/swɪɡ/theactofswallowingalargeamountof adrinkin asingleaction:
Shetooka swig ofwhisky,straightfrom thebottle.
Charlesswirledthedrinkaround in theglassbeforetakinga good swig.
Synonyms
drink(LIQUID)
gulp
- Hetakesanother swig of hiswine.
- She took a swig ofjuicefrom theboxin herhand.
- Therumwasdrunkin swigsfollowedbysaltandlime.
Drinking
- consume
- drink
- drink(something)up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking fountain
- drinking water
- drunk
- mainline
- non-consuming
- non-consumption
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- overindulgent
- sip
- skol
- slurp
- sup
- swill
- wash