as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Recent Examples of swig
Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
One of them broke down the door, and Elaine, taking one last swig, called Belmont police.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
The officers, who were part of a crime-reduction overtime initiative, found Ennis swigging a beer from a paper bag in the park by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive about 10:05 p.m.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Noun
This insulated bottle keeps drinks cold for hours, has a sip-or-swig lid, and comes in the cutest colors.
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The actor and producer was photographed on the balcony of the Grand Hotel Parker’s, the elegant and oldest hotel in the Italian city, enjoying the sun and swigging Acqua Panna.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for swig
Noun
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Start with seasonal ideas, such as a floral-arranging class, pie-making challenge, pumpkin-carving party, or a paint-and-sip.—
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Both Comite and Gandhi suggest taking your last sip by around noon to give your body plenty of time to process it before bed.—
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Food and drink There’s no shortage of food options for hotel guests and visitors stopping by at all hours of the day.—
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But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.—
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Can his viewer tolerate one big gulp of pure sentimentality after two-plus hours that have largely skirted that tone?—
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Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.—
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swig. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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