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swill

Syllabification: (swill)

Pronunciation: /swil/

Definition of swill

1 [with object] British wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it:I swilled out the mug
cause (liquid) to swirl around in a container or cavity:she gently swilled her brandy around her glass
[no object] (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface:the icy water swilled around us

2 [with object] drink (something) greedily or in large quantities:they whiled away their evening swilling pints of beer (as adjective swilling)his beer-swilling pals
accompany (food) with large quantities of drink:a feast swilled down with pints of cider

Derivatives

Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century

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