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Drinking to excess
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swilling
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Word definitions for swilling in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly [syn: gulping , guzzling ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of swill English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swill \Swill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swilled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swilling .] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.] To wash; to drench. [Obs.] As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean. ...
Usage examples of swilling.
Sailors, fishermen, and an occasional traveler caught by the cloudburst sprawled on log benches before long tables, swilling sour Argossean ale or, for those who could afford a finer liquor, rich Zingaran wine.
Georgie scooped up a forkful of scrambled egg, swilling it down with a gulp of tea.
Small swirling puddles settled on the path, black and threatening, swilling over the edges on to the lawn, turning green to brown.
Russell P Barnes by sitting behind a desk for half your life, and swilling cocktails at embassy receptions for the other half.
The group was already swilling ale in the common room and for several moments Ruark and Shanna were the center of amusement.