Synonyms for quaff

Most common

drink · gulp · swig · guzzle · swallow · chug · swill

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of quaffing; a deep draught.

2. v. 1

   To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.

   I can't believe you quaffed four pints of beer and could still drive!

Forms

Plural

quaffs → swigs, drinks, gulps, guzzles…

Past participle

quaffed
e.g. quaffed → imbibed…

Example sentences

• drink You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
• gulp Again he drank, emptying the cup at one deep gulp.
• swig Tom and I each took a swig out of the bottle.
• guzzle A giraffe can guzzle many gallons of water in one go.
• swallow Mary wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.
• chug I'd like to watch the train chug along the track.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

gulp¹, chug¹, swig¹

5 letters

drink¹, swill¹

6 letters

imbibe², guzzle²

7 letters

swallow²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (imbibe² = 2 syllables).