swill
noun
liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
swilled
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past participleof swill.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 swill.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swillnounliquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
Example Sentences
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Also at the fanzone, Kelly Wood, 39, from North Shields, was wearing a plastic poncho and said she had been swilled with beer when the goals went in.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Attorneys and detectives who swilled martinis at Forlini’s long before its young customers were born dropped by to hug staff members goodbye.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
The elites they enriched swilled champagne in the countless cabarets.
From Economist ● Jul. 12, 2018
Last spring, I descended into the basement of a suburban home with two-dozen people and swilled fluid from a plastic cup.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2018
“Seeing as your boy is so young, and El Jefe has been pardoning most minors . . .” He swilled his drink around so the ice tinkled against the glass.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
