guzzle
/ˈɡʌzəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.16 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
Dated; Informal; Intransitive verb
verb
To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.
Informal; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "No more her care shall fill the hollow tray, / To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey."
- "They had a delightful meal, eating as much as possible, for whenever they stopped eating the Puddin" sang out-- "Eat away, chew away, munch and bolt and guzzle, Never leave the table till you're full up to the muzzle.""
- "What do you get when you guzzle down sweets, / Eating as much as an elephant eats?"
- "It is Boxing Day in a football ground, and all we can do is sprawl over the plastic, hurling instructions and vague encouragement. The seat is an extension of the sofa, the match another Pick of the Day in the Radio Times. Some are wearing Santa hats, some have been drinking only six or seven hours after last stopping, guzzling away, topping up their levels to reach pie-eyed delirium."
- "A comparison more properly bestowed on those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar."
- "Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: gouziller
Usage
Inflected Forms
guzzles (present, singular)
guzzling (participle, present)
guzzled (participle, past)
guzzled (past)
guzle (alternative, obsolete)
guzzel (alternative, obsolete)
guzzles (plural)