guz|zle

guz|zle
guz|zle1 «GUHZ uhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -zled, -zling.
to drink greedily; drink too much: »

He's always guzzling soda. Drink slowly; don't guzzle.

[probably < Old French gosiller chatter, vomit, compare Old French gosier throat; influenced by Latin gurges or guttur throat]
guz´zler, noun.
guz|zle2 «GUHZ uhl», noun.
2. a drinking bout; debauch.
3. Dialect. the throat.
4. Dialect. a gutter; drain.
[perhaps < guzzle1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… …   English syllables

  • guzzle — guz·zle …   English syllables

  • guzzle — guz|zle [ gʌzl ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to drink a lot quickly and with great enthusiasm ╾ guz|zler noun count => GAS GUZZLER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • guzzle — guz•zle [[t]ˈgʌz əl[/t]] v. i. v. t. zled, zling to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily or excessively • Etymology: 1570–80; orig. uncert. guz′zler, n …   From formal English to slang

  • guzzle — guz|zle [ˈgʌzəl] v [I and T] informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French gosillier to talk a lot, vomit ] 1.) to eat or drink a lot of something, eagerly and quickly usually showing disapproval →↑scoff ▪ They ve been guzzling beer… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Guzzle — Guz zle (g[u^]z z l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Guzzled} (g[u^]z z ld), p. pr. & vb. n. {Guzzling} (g[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird s crop.] To swallow liquor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guzzle — Guz zle, v. t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guzzle — Guz zle, n. An insatiable thing or person. [1913 Webster] That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. Marston. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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