guzzle

American  

[guhz-uhl] / ˈgʌz əl /

verb (used with or without object)

guzzled, guzzling

1. to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully.

   They spent the whole night guzzling beer.

   Synonyms:

   chug-a-lug, tope, swig, imbibe, swill

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noun

1. South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.

guzzle British  

/ ˈɡʌzəl /

verb

1. to consume (food or drink) excessively or greedily

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Other Word Forms

• guzzler
  noun
• unguzzled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of guzzle

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Explanation

To guzzle is to gulp down a liquid very quickly. After running a marathon, you might be tempted to guzzle Gatorade, but it's important to sip slowly so you don't get sick. If your brother somehow manages to drink an entire gallon of milk in two days, he guzzles it. And, if your big old car needs to be refueled several times a week, you can say it guzzles gas. Experts guess that the root of guzzle is the Old French word gosillier, which means "to go down the gullet," but also "to vomit."

Example Sentences

One day, when she was gone to market with some roots she had reared herself, he went and sold his working utensils, and immediately went and spent all with Guzzle.

From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by Bewick, John

Guzzle, guz′l, v.i. to eat and drink with haste and greediness.—v.t. to swallow with exceeding relish.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The merry and thoughtless humour of Guzzle, by degrees, began to be pleasing to Jonathan, who soon fell into the same ruinous error.

From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by Bewick, John

Ay, ay, Mr. Guzzle, I never gave a Vote contrary to my Conscience.

From Fielding by Dobson, Austin

I have told the story of our voyage, indeed, to old Guzzle, the butler.

From Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts by Colman, George

Related Words

• carouse
• gobble
• imbibe
• knock back
• quaff
• slosh
• swig
• swill