swilling

swill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swil]
- /swɪl/
- /swɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swil]
- /swɪl/

Definitions of swilling word

noun swilling liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash. 1
noun swilling kitchen refuse in general; garbage. 1
noun swilling any liquid mess, waste, or refuse; slop. 1
noun swilling a deep draught of liquor. 1
noun swilling contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel. 1
verb without object swilling to drink greedily or excessively. 1

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Origin of swilling

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English swilen (v.), Old English swilian, swillan

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Parts of speech for Swilling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swilling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for swilling

noun swilling

drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
mash — to flirt with; court the affections of.

adverb swilling

flooded — Filled with water from rain or rivers.

verb swilling

meal — a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal.

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