Meaning & use

Guzzle

verb·Everyday

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To drink or consume something greedily and in large quantities.

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The kids guzzled their juice boxes after the soccer game.

The old truck guzzles gasoline on long trips.

A note on using this word

Often applied figuratively to machines or vehicles that consume large amounts of fuel.

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