Synonyms
Examples of swig in a Sentence
Noun
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 caffeine
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The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
This is poet Gwendolyn Brooks at her best, stinging sentiment followed by a swig of damning, ordinary detail from the fridge.
—Prudence Peiffer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Suzie then takes refuge in a kitchen cabinet, swigging wine straight from the bottle and calling Masa’s phone again — and spotting an invite to the Imatech holiday party.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 July 2024
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Noun
In a nightmare version of the Gilded Age, bankers and stevedores alike attend vaudevilles, swig opium, and sign contracts with Mephistopheles.
—The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
This is poet Gwendolyn Brooks at her best, stinging sentiment followed by a swig of damning, ordinary detail from the fridge.
—Prudence Peiffer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Verb
As Trump has been swinging, his new running mate has been swigging — with similarly awkward results.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Suzie then takes refuge in a kitchen cabinet, swigging wine straight from the bottle and calling Masa’s phone again — and spotting an invite to the Imatech holiday party.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 July 2024
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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swig
1 of 2 noun
: a quantity drunk at one time
swig
2 of 2 verb
swigged; swigging
: to drink in long gulps
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