Crossword clues for swilling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swill \Swill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swilling.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.]
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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.
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[Properly, to drink like a pig. See Swill, n.] To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and cider.
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To inebriate; to fill with drink.
I should be loth To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence Of such late wassailers.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of swill English)
WordNet
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.