guzzle Definition
guz·zle (guz′əl)
intransitive verb, transitive verb -·zled, -·zling
to drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or immoderately
Etymology: < ? OFr gosillier < gosier, throat < Gaul geusiae, throat
guzzle Related Forms
guz′·zler noun
guzzle Synonyms
guzzle Usage Examples
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: What do you get when you guzzle down sweets, Eating as much as an elephant eats?
- up: For I see shops Guzzling up the streets of my neophyte years.
Object
- champagne: But as scantily-clad groupies guzzled champagne, fellow band Kobai hit the sauce and left the swanky suite coated in the sticky mess.
- wine: Steed guzzles wine whilst Emma is caught in the winepress 4.14 Silent Dust - Ten years ago Prendergast invented a dangerous chemical.
- fuel: China continues full steam ahead and the Americans continue to guzzle fuel, while supply becomes restricted.
- car: Owners of gas guzzling cars in rural areas would benefit most, which surely cannot be what the government intends.
- vehicle: Huge gas guzzling sports utility vehicles getting less than 15 miles per gallon now account for the majority of cars sold.
- gas: I can sleep soundly at night knowing that I'm not ' guzzling gas ' .
Particle object:
pint: So, let's say that little Timmy has espied a bottle of antifreeze and guzzled down a pint.
Adjective complement
4x4s: I agree that gas guzzling 4X4s are a bad idea in cities.
Modifying Another Word
- just: A mother at playgroup who says she never lets her child eat chocolate when my daughter has just guzzled a bar.
- away: Roughly 80 per cent of kids are guzzling away on white bread, savory snacks, biscuits, chips and chocolate confectionery.
- greedily: In vain did I guzzle greedily at the chunks of meat barbecued with herbs.
- not: Sam then realizes that Sam is not guzzling mineral water from a bottle it is vodka.
Browse dictionary entries near guzzle
- ‹ guyot
- ‹ Guyenne
- ‹ Guyana
- ‹ Guy Fawkes Day
- ‹ guy
- ‹ guv
- ‹ gutty
- ‹ gutturalize
- ‹ guttural
- ‹ guttersnipe

