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US /ˈɡʌzəl/
Freq #42604

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Forms guzzledguzzlesguzzling
Derived forms guzzledomguzzlerguzzlyunguzzled
Related forms guddleguttle

Etymology

Probably imitative of the sound of drinking eagerly; or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”). First attested in 1576.

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