quaff
verb (used without object)
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
were quaffing
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past progressiveof quaff.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile the officers under the tree had got served, and, cups in hand, were quaffing joyously.
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
It was brought, and while they were quaffing bumpers, Pillichody, who had entered unperceived, contrived to open a table-drawer in which the keys were placed, and slip them noiselessly into his doublet.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
The Yarl had not omitted to bring such nourishment as could be most quickly procured, and as soon as the boat was moored the castaways were quaffing draughts of milk and devouring oatcakes and butter.
From Viking Boys by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
