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Guzzling   /gˈəzəlɪŋ/  /gˈəzlɪŋ/   Listen
Guzzling

noun
1.
The drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly.  Synonyms: gulping, swilling.






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"Guzzling" Quotes from Famous Books



... his own, he would know just how Daniel McFarland felt. My friend is induced to believe, however, that his wife will be strongly under his influence so long as he does not inspire her with fear. He will not pound her unless he falls to whisky-guzzling, which, considering that he does not yet ...
— The Golden Censer - The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future • John McGovern

... chief came early with an immense basket of beer, as usual. We were ready to start: he did not relish this; but I told him it was clear that his people set very light by his authority. He declared that he would force them or go himself, with his wives as carriers. This dawdling and guzzling had a bad effect on my remaining people. Simon, a Nassick lad, for instance, overheard two words which he understood; these were "Mazitu" and "lipululu," or desert; and from these he conjured up a picture of Mazitu rushing out upon us from the jungle, and killing all without giving us time to say ...
— The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 • David Livingstone



Words linked to "Guzzling" :   guzzle, imbibition, drinking, imbibing



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