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Synonyms for swig
Synonyms: Noun
belt, draft, drag, drink, gulp, nip, quaff, shot, sip, slug, snort, sup, swallow, swill
Synonyms: Verb
belt (down), drink, gulp, guzzle, hoist, imbibe, knock back, pound (down), quaff, sip, slug (down), slurp, sup, swill, toss (down or off)
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Examples of swig in a Sentence
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can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?Verb
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeineRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Robles selected a bottle of Jack Daniels, and Atkins took a swig. — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, "Trader Joe’s suspect in 2018 shootout will stand trial for murder of store manager," 3 Sep. 2019 Armstead takes a big swig from a gallon jug of water, his face framed by a patchy goatee and gauge earrings. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Rashad Armstead fills a bag of French fries at his restaurant, Grammie's Down-Home Chicken, in Oakland.," 30 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swig.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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