Guzzling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

drink greedily or as if with great thirst

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌzlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌzlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌzlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌzlɪŋ/.

Examples

The boys guzzled the cheap vodka

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guzzle swilling gulping

Parts of Speech

noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
verb	drink greedily or as if with great thirst “The boys guzzled the cheap vodka”

Word Forms

gulp	verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
swill	verb	drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
guzzle	verb	drink greedily or as if with great thirst
guzzling	noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fressend

das schnelle Trinken großer Bissen

🇫🇷French

gourmand

la consommation rapide de grandes bouchées

🇪🇸Spanish

engullir

beber grandes bocados rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

tracannante

bere rapidamente grandi sorsi

🇳🇱Dutch

slurpend

het snel drinken van grote happen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bebendo

beber grandes bocados rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

обжирание

быстрое питье больших глотков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निगलना

तेजी से बड़े कौर पीना

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சலிடும்

பெரிய வாய்களை வேகமாக குடிப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

గజ్లింగ్

పెద్ద నోటిని వేగంగా తాగడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગઝલિંગ

મોટા મોઢામાં ઝડપથી પીવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಸ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬಾಯಿಗಳನ್ನು ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಕುಡಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗർജ്ജനം

വലിയ വായിൽ വേഗത്തിൽ കുടിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਜ਼ਲਿੰਗ

ਵੱਡੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਦਾ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਪੀਣਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贪吃的

快速大口饮酒

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴクゴク

大口を一気に飲むこと

🇰🇷Korean

꿀꿀거리는

큰 입으로 빠르게 마시는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn ngấu nghiến

việc uống từng ngụm lớn một cách nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

ดื่มอย่างตะกละตะกลาม

การดื่มคำใหญ่อย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menenggak

minum seteguk besar dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

lagok

ang mabilis na pag-inom ng malalaking subo

🇲🇾Malay

mencebik

minum suapan besar dengan cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسرف في تناول الطعام

شرب لقمات كبيرة بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

چرندیدن

نوشیدن سریع لقمه های بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

içici

büyük ağız dolusu içeceklerin hızla içilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זולל

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