# guzzle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡʌzəl/ · frequency rank #78,654

## Definitions
1. To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
2. To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
3. To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.
4. To flow copiously; to spray out.

## Etymology
Attested since 1576. Possibly imitative of the sound of drinking greedily, or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guzzle