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Quaff: meaning, definitions and examples

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quaff

 

[ kwษ’f ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

drinking

To drink heartily or in large quantities; to gulp.

Synonyms

chug, gulp, imbibe, swig

Examples of usage

  • He quaffed his beer in one gulp.
  • She quaffed the refreshing lemonade on a hot summer day.

Translations

Translations of the word "quaff" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น beber

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅ‡เคฏ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช trinken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ minum

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ piฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ฃฒใ‚€ (nomu)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท boire

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ beber

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท iรงmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋งˆ์‹œ๋‹ค (masida)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุดุฑุจ (yashrab)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pรญt

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ piลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ– (hฤ“)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ piti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ drekka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั–ัˆัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ›แƒ (sma)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ iรงmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ beber

Etymology

The word 'quaff' originated from Middle English 'quassen', which meant 'to shake, to splash about, to quash'. It evolved to 'quaffen' in Old English, and eventually became 'quaff' in Modern English. The term has been used since the 14th century to describe the act of drinking heartily or in large quantities.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #34,729 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.