swill
verb/swɪl/
/swɪl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they swill | /swɪl/ /swɪl/ |
| he / she / it swills | /swɪlz/ /swɪlz/ |
| past simple swilled | /swɪld/ /swɪld/ |
| past participle swilled | /swɪld/ /swɪld/ |
| -ing form swilling | /ˈswɪlɪŋ/ /ˈswɪlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] swill something (out/down) (especially British English) to clean something by pouring large amounts of water in, on or through it synonym rinse
- She swilled the glasses with clean water.
- [transitive] swill something (down) (informal) to drink something quickly and/or in large quantities
- [transitive, intransitive] to move, or to make a liquid move, in a particular direction or around a particular place
- swill something + adv./prep. He swilled the juice around in his glass.
- Fire crews swilled away a large fuel spillage.
- + adv./prep. Water swilled around in the bottom of the boat.
Word OriginOld English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.
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