Swallow+greedily

  • 91swig — /swɪg / (say swig) Colloquial –noun 1. a large or deep drink, especially of alcoholic liquor, taken in one swallow; draught. –verb (swigged, swigging) –verb (t) 2. to drink (liquid) heartily or greedily. –verb (i) 3. to drink heartily or greedily …

  • 92devour — v.tr. 1 eat hungrily or greedily. 2 (of fire etc.) engulf, destroy. 3 take in greedily with the eyes or ears (devoured book after book). 4 absorb the attention of (devoured by anxiety). Derivatives: devourer n. devouringly adv. Etymology: ME f.… …

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  • 93gorge — n. & v. n. 1 a narrow opening between hills or a rocky ravine, often with a stream running through it. 2 an act of gorging; a feast. 3 the contents of the stomach; what has been swallowed. 4 the neck of a bastion or other outwork; the rear… …

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  • 94gorg´er — gorge «grj», noun, verb, gorged, gorg|ing. –n. 1. a deep, narrow valley, usually steep and rocky, especially one with a stream: »Through the gorge of this glen they found access to a blackbog (Scott). 2. a gorging; gluttonous meal …

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  • 95Guzzle — Guz zle, v. t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 96Ingurgitate — In*gur gi*tate, v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle. Cleveland. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow up,… …

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  • 97Lurch — Lurch, v. i. [L. lurcare, lurcari.] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything… …

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  • 98gulp — verb Etymology: Middle English, from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word akin to Dutch & Frisian gulpen to bubble forth, drink deep; akin to Old English gielpan to boast more at yelp Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to swallow hurriedly …

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  • 99gulp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount you swallow when you gulp ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, huge, large, long VERB + GULP ▪ take …

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  • 100swill — (v.) O.E. swilian, swillan to wash, gargle, with no certain cognates, but probably from P.Gmc. *sweljanan, related to the root of SWALLOW (Cf. swallow) (v.). Meaning drink greedily is from 1530s; the noun sense of liquid kitchen refuse fed to… …

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