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How to pronounce “swig”
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Pronunciation guide for swig
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of swig with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Colin Grant: The son of a difficult father 17 minutes
without so much as a swig of coffee
- Definition summary
- To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce swig
Colin Grant: The son of a difficult father 17 minutes
without so much as a swig of coffee
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “swig”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
- (obsolete) To suck.
- (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) Drink, liquor. [1540s–?]
- (by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s]
- (obsolete) A person who drinks deeply.
- (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
- Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
Practice Nearby Words
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