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to quaff
01
to drink a large quantity of a liquid in a hearty, enthusiastic manner
Transitive: to quaff a liquid
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
quaff
3rd person singular
quaffs
Present participle
quaffing
Past simple
quaffed
Past participle
quaffed
Examples
After winning the championship, the athletes gathered to quaff celebratory drinks from the trophy.
Quaff
01
a large drink, typically consumed with enjoyment
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
quaffs
Examples
He took a refreshing quaff of water after the long run.
Lexical Tree
quaffer
quaff
