swilling
- present participle of swill.
Example Sentences
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As the speeches ended and the guards, in their Renaissance-style striped uniforms, began inhaling fondue and swilling Swiss wine, he politely bowed out to go home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Our titular tabby is living a swashbuckler’s life, swilling leche, singing songs, saving towns, raking in the adoration and accolades, when he dies his eighth death, landing him on his ninth, and final, life.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
I read you were swilling shots of apple cider vinegar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2021
This was intentional vulgarity of the highest order: like swilling Cristal from a red Solo cup or low-riding in a Bentley.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2018
Kingfisher Meadows was all rain-stained walls, dripping bird tables, wet gnomes, swilling ponds, and shiny rockeries.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
