noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Greedy drinking.

   "Amid raucous shouts and swillings of beer they informed Tommy that he had just been awarded an immediate bar to his D.F.C. […]"

2. 2
   the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of swill form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bibulousdrunkendrunkennessgulpinggulpingguzzling

Example

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"Amid raucous shouts and swillings of beer they informed Tommy that he had just been awarded an immediate bar to his D.F.C. […]"

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