swilled

Gulped down fast

Swilled is the past tense of swill, which means to drink greedily or in large quantities: He swilled beer all afternoon.

Swill also means to rinse or wash by sloshing liquid around: She swilled out the bucket.

The word carries connotations of excess or sloppiness.

drinking

gulped

Swallowed hastily

swigged · downed · slugged · knocked back · slurped · consumed · imbibed · bolted · inhaled · polished off

pigfeeding

slopped

Spilled carelessly

  • fedGave nourishment to
  • poured outReleased liquid continuously
  • troughOpen container for animal feed

bucket · scraps · leftovers · hogwash · pigswill · livestock · barnyard

washing

rinsed

Washed with water

washed out · swirled · agitated · cleaned out · hosed down · doused · drenched · sluiced · bathed · soaked

drunkenness

boozing

Drinking alcohol heavily

overindulging · bar hopping · hitting the bottle · getting wasted · tying one on · three sheets

Opposites
drinking manner/speed

swilledsipped

Drank in small quantities

savored · nursed · tasted · sampled · nipped

quantity/moderation

swilledabstained

Voluntarily held back

refused · declined · passed on · rationed · limited

cleanliness/treatment

swilledsoiled

Made unclean

dirtied · contaminated · befouled · neglected

Family

swill, swilling, swills

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