1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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2
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzle
The changes, taken together, were massive—in power generation, industry, residential and commercial heating, oil was replaced by coal, natural gas, and nuclear, while public favor shifted from large, gas guzzling American cars to smaller models from Japan and Europe.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
There are over 283 million cars cruising the United States, and over 90 percent of them are still guzzling gas.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 May 2026
That’s on top of concerns that data centers are guzzling water as part of their cooling systems.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Jeep Wranglers guzzle gas with V8 engines The Jeep Wrangler has a huge following in America.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
There are over 283 million cars cruising the United States, and over 90 percent of them are still guzzling gas.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 May 2026
That’s on top of concerns that data centers are guzzling water as part of their cooling systems.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Jeep Wranglers guzzle gas with V8 engines The Jeep Wrangler has a huge following in America.
—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for guzzle
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Barcenas' tea-sipping celebration was a tribute to Alex Morgan, one of the Wave's owners, who pretended to take a sip of tea after scoring in a match against England during the 2019 Women's World Cup.
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Page Six spotted wedding decor with the logo removed from Madison Square Garden early Saturday morning, possibly a bar for guests to sip Old Fashioneds.
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The robot staff behind the scenes Pudu's FlashBot will run an intelligent vending system, allowing guests to order drink deliveries by smartphone.
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Rather than trying to gulp the slimy thing down, Wilkinson went into the kitchen and prepared an extravagant breakfast for himself, complete with Dr Pepper to wash it down.
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Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
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Not everyone wants to booze with their brunch.
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Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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