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
Hader swigged kombucha, looking maximally frowzy; walking through the set, he’d muttered, “Dishevelled weirdo coming through.”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
On the third day of training camp, Griffin ran off the field, swigged from a water bottle and sank down on his right knee next to his wife on Practice Field 1.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2018
They held ceremonial white candles and swigged mulled wine from plastic cups.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2016
Ms. Willis had her hot chocolate in a jelly jar and Dean swigged from a soup bowl.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
