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guzzle

/ˈɡʌz.əl/

Translations

guzzleverb

guzzled

Past Simple

guzzled

Past Participle

guzzling

Gerund

/ˈɡʌz.əl/

sifflerFamilier, pour boire rapidement et goulûment.

He guzzled down the entire bottle of water after the long run.

Il a sifflé toute la bouteille d’eau après sa longue course.

engloutirPar extension, pour consommer rapidement et de façon vorace ou excessive.

The old pickup truck guzzles gasoline even on short trips.

Le vieux pickup engloutit l’essence même pour de courts trajets.

Synonyms

guzzlenoun

guzzles

/ˈɡʌz.əl/

beuverieFamilier, pour une consommation d’alcool excessive.

His nightly guzzle of soda left him feeling bloated.

Sa beuverie nocturne de soda le laissait ballonné.

Additional translations

bitureFamilier, pour une période de forte consommation d’alcool.

Synonyms

gulp

bolus

sip (informal contrast)

Definitions

guzzleverb

To drink something quickly and in large amounts, often in a greedy or excessive manner.

He guzzled down the entire bottle of water after the long run.

To consume something, especially fuel or another resource, rapidly and wastefully.

The old pickup truck guzzles gasoline even on short trips.

guzzlenoun

An act of drinking greedily or to excess.

His nightly guzzle of soda left him feeling bloated.

A session or period of heavy drinking.

They met at the pub for an after-work guzzle.