guzzle

[guhz-uhl]

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verb (used with or without object), guz·zled, guz·zling.

to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully: They spent the whole night guzzling beer.

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.

Origin of guzzle

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Related formsguz·zler, nounun·guz·zled, adjective

Synonyms for guzzle

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1. swill, imbibe, swig, tope; chugalug.

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Related Words for guzzle

carouse, slosh, swill, imbibe, swig, gobble, quaff, gormandize, slop, soak, tipple, englut, booze, devour, bolt, ingurgitate, cram, gorge

Examples from the Web for guzzle

Contemporary Examples of guzzle

The answer lies in one striking advance: they will guzzle far less gas.
Twin Disasters Turn 2014 Into the Year of Flying Dangerously
Clive Irving
July 19, 2014

Historical Examples of guzzle

But it is quite another thing to guzzle while your work is still in hand.
In the Valley
Harold Frederic
Guzzle, to eat or drink to excess; to eat loudly, hastily, and clumsily.
The Slang Dictionary
John Camden Hotten
I am aware that guzzle is an unladylike word; but, as no other fits in there, I shall use it.
Ginger-Snaps
Fanny Fern
He would have carried snare, rabbit and all off for a guzzle in his own lair.
The Story of the Trapper
A. C. Laut
A single one, I believe, would spoil your drinking; 'twould tie up your guzzle.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)
Robert Dodsley

British Dictionary definitions for guzzle

guzzle

verb

to consume (food or drink) excessively or greedily

Word Origin for guzzle

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for guzzle

1570s, probably related to Old French gosillier "to go down the gullet; to vomit, chatter, talk," from gosier (13c.) "jaws, throat, gullet." Or imitative of the sound of drinking greedily. Related: Guzzled; guzzling. As a noun from 1590s.