were swilling
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past progressiveof swill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
swillnounliquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
Example Sentences
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I read you were swilling shots of apple cider vinegar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2021
The man with the scar sat alone, drinking nothing, and regarding with cool and visible contempt the dizzy gyrations of the roughs who were swilling away the money I had worked for.
From The Blood Ship by Norman Springer