Guzzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

drink greedily or as if with great thirst

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌzəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌzəl/.

Examples

The boys guzzled the cheap vodka

Parts of Speech

verb	drink greedily or as if with great thirst “The boys guzzled the cheap vodka”

Word Forms

guzzling

noun

the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fressen

gierig oder wie mit großem Durst trinken

🇫🇷French

bouffer

boire avec gourmandise ou comme avec une grande soif

🇪🇸Spanish

engullir

beber con avidez o como si tuviera mucha sed

🇮🇹Italian

tracannare

bere avidamente o come se avessi una grande sete

🇳🇱Dutch

slok

drink gretig of alsof je grote dorst hebt

🇵🇹Portuguese

beber

beba com avidez ou como se estivesse com muita sede

🇷🇺Russian

жрать

пить жадно или как будто от сильной жажды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लालची की तह भोजन करनेवाला

लालच से या मानो बहुत प्यास से पियें

🇧🇩Bengali

গজল

লোভের সাথে পান করুন বা মহান তৃষ্ণার সাথে

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

பேராசையுடன் அல்லது மிகுந்த தாகத்துடன் குடிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుజ్జు

అత్యాశతో లేదా గొప్ప దాహంతో త్రాగాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

गझल

अधाशीपणे किंवा खूप तहान लागल्यासारखे प्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગઝલ

લોભથી અથવા જાણે કે ખૂબ તરસ સાથે પીવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಝಲ್

ದುರಾಸೆಯಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕುಡಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਜ਼ਲ

ਲਾਲਚ ਨਾਲ ਪੀਓ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਿਆਸ ਨਾਲ ਪੀਓ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂饮

贪婪地或如饥似渴地喝

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴクゴク

貪欲に、またはひどく喉が渇いているかのように飲む

🇰🇷Korean

목구멍

탐욕스럽게 마시거나 갈증이 심한 것처럼 마시다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn tham

uống một cách tham lam hoặc như thể rất khát

🇹🇭Thai

พูดอย่างตะกละตะกลาม

ดื่มอย่างตะกละหรือประหนึ่งว่ากระหายมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuang waktu

minum dengan rakus atau seolah-olah sangat haus

🇵🇭Filipino

bumusina

uminom ng matakaw o parang may matinding uhaw

🇲🇾Malay

telan air liur

minum dengan rakus atau seolah-olah sangat dahaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أسرف في الشراب

يشرب بشراهة أو كما لو كان بعطش شديد

🇮🇷Persian

لقمه

با حرص یا گویی با تشنگی شدید بنوشید

🇹🇷Turkish

yutmak

açgözlülükle ya da sanki büyük bir susuzlukla iç

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִזלוֹל

לשתות בתאווה או כאילו בצמא רב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'guzzle'?

The primary meaning of 'guzzle' is 'drink greedily or as if with great thirst'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'guzzle' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'guzzle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'guzzle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'guzzle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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