Swilling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

feed pigs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɪlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɪlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɪlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /swˈɪlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swill gulping slop guzzling swill down

Parts of Speech

noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
verb	feed pigs
verb	drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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
slop	noun	wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
swill	noun	wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
swilling	noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwülen

das schnelle Trinken großer Bissen

🇪🇸Spanish

bebiendo

beber grandes bocados rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

traboccante

bere rapidamente grandi sorsi

🇳🇱Dutch

zwellen

het snel drinken van grote happen

🇵🇹Portuguese

engolindo

beber grandes bocados rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

раскачивание

быстрое питье больших глотков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वाइलिंग

तेजी से बड़े कौर पीना

🇧🇩Bengali

সুইলিং

দ্রুত বড় মুখের পান করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வீக்கம்

பெரிய வாய்களை வேகமாக குடிப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్విల్లింగ్

పెద్ద నోటిని వేగంగా తాగడం

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീന്തൽ

വലിയ വായിൽ വേഗത്തിൽ കുടിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

سوئلنگ

بڑے منہ کا تیزی سے پینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吞咽

快速大口饮酒

🇯🇵Japanese

揺れる

大口を一気に飲むこと

🇰🇷Korean

삼키는

큰 입으로 빠르게 마시는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chảy nước dãi

việc uống từng ngụm lớn một cách nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

แกว่ง

การดื่มคำใหญ่อย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengalir

minum seteguk besar dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

namamaga

ang mabilis na pag-inom ng malalaking subo

🇲🇾Malay

bengkak

minum suapan besar dengan cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تورم

شرب لقمات كبيرة بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

متورم

نوشیدن سریع لقمه های بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

şişkinlik

büyük ağız dolusu içeceklerin hızla içilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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