swig
noun
an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught.
swigged
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past participleof swig.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof swig.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swignounan amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught.
Example Sentences
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The lemon squash, pilfered off the courts at the end of the day and swigged undiluted on the return coach trip, never even made it that far.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
There was Booty Green, who always came in wearing his Army uniform, and Maalox, an older gent who swigged from a bottle of Maalox to calm his stomach.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2022
Hader swigged kombucha, looking maximally frowzy; walking through the set, he’d muttered, “Dishevelled weirdo coming through.”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
Christine Blasey Ford had swigged cola during her turn earlier that day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2018
Dakota urged, grinning like a madman as he swigged red Kool-Aid from his flask.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
