Swig — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large and hurried swallow

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɪɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɪɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɪɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɪɡ/.

Examples

he finished it at a single gulp
He slugged me so hard that I passed out
The men gulped down their beers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slug slog quaff draught draft gulp

Parts of Speech

noun	a large and hurried swallow “he finished it at a single gulp”
verb	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught “The men gulped down their beers”

Word Forms

gulp	verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
swig	verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
slugger	noun	a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
slug	noun	(boxing) a blow with the fist
gulp	noun	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
gulper	noun	a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
gulping	noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
quaffer	noun	a person who drinks heartily
quaff	noun	a hearty draft
swig	noun	a large and hurried swallow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schluck

eine große und eilige Schwalbe

🇫🇷French

lampée

une grosse hirondelle pressée

🇪🇸Spanish

trago

un trago grande y apresurado

🇮🇹Italian

sorso

una grande e frettolosa rondine

🇳🇱Dutch

slok

een grote en gehaaste zwaluw

🇵🇹Portuguese

gole

um engolir grande e apressado

🇷🇺Russian

глоток

большая и спешащая ласточка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बड़ा घूँट

एक बड़ा और जल्दबाज़ निगल

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்விக்

ஒரு பெரிய மற்றும் அவசரமான விழுங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్విగ్

ఒక పెద్ద మరియు తొందరపాటు కోయిల

🇮🇳Marathi

स्विग

एक मोठा आणि घाईघाईने गिळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વિગ

એક મોટો અને ઉતાવળિયો ગળી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಿಗ್

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಸರದ ಸ್ವಾಲೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വിഗ്

വലിയതും തിടുക്കപ്പെട്ടതുമായ വിഴുങ്ങൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھولنا

ایک بڑا اور جلدی نگل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痛饮

🇯🇵Japanese

ふらふら

大きくて急いでいるツバメ

🇰🇷Korean

통음

크고 서둘러 제비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uống say

một con én lớn và vội vã

🇹🇭Thai

ว่ายน้ำ

นกนางแอ่นตัวใหญ่และรีบร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meneguk

seekor burung layang-layang yang besar dan tergesa-gesa

🇵🇭Filipino

humigop

isang malaki at nagmamadaling paglunok

🇲🇾Malay

sedutan

burung walet yang besar dan tergesa-gesa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرعة كبيرة

ابتلاع كبير وسريع

🇮🇷Persian

سوئیچ

یک پرستو بزرگ و شتابزده

🇹🇷Turkish

yudum

büyük ve aceleci bir yutkunma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגִימָה אֲרוּכָּה

סנונית גדולה וממהרת

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