| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Old French gosillier 'to talk a lot, vomit' |
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guz‧zle
[intransitive and transitive] informal
[intransitive and transitive] informal1 to eat or drink a lot of something, eagerly and quickly - usually showing disapproval [↪ scoff]:
They've been guzzling beer all evening.
They've been guzzling beer all evening.2 if a vehicle guzzles petrol, it uses a lot of it in a wasteful way
