to swill

Examples

• All

• He dried the knives and swilled the blood from the sink.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Afterwards, he swilled out his mouth at the stream.

  Fiction book (1998)

• After a long day, she swilled water around in her mouth to refresh herself.

• He swilled the remnants of the soup around in the bowl to get every last drop.

Synonyms

F

to flush

vsto swill

168 2.7

To clean something by running water through it

is often messier and more vigorous than steady controlled rinsing

S

to splatter

vsto swill

51 4.1

To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface

is about moving or rinsing liquid rather than throwing it in drops

S

to slosh around

vsto swill

3 5.9

To make liquid move and spill around inside a container

is a vigorous or messy washing rather than random spilling

S

to slop

vsto swill

3 4.9

To spill or pour liquid in a messy way

is used for washing or moving liquids, not serving food messily

S

to sluice

vsto swill

• Specialized

1 7.4

To let water flow through a gate to move or wash things away

is about rough messy movement of liquid rather than controlled flow cleaning

S

to slush around

vsto swill

• Informal

7.7

To splash liquid around and make a mess

is about washing or rinsing rather than mere spilling

P

to plash

vsto swill

• Archaic

9.9

To move water so it hits something and makes drops

is a broader vigorous moving or rinsing action, not only quick dashes

S

to swob

vsto swill

• Archaic

9.9

To clean a floor with a mop

is a vigorous messy washing or liquid-moving action rather than methodical mopping

Phrasal Verbs

S

to swill down

• Informal

8.0

To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol

Compounds

U

unrepresentative swill

• Informal

9.9

False or useless information that does not show the real situation

How Vigorous

to scour

15 4.8

to swill

1 5.7

to scrub

55 1.0

to wipe

531 1.0

to rinse

83 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology