quaff C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kwɑf/ UK /kwɒf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to drink heartily or in large gulps The travelers stopped to quaff cool ale at the wayside inn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to drink heartily or in... gulpswigguzzledrinkimbibeswilldown ↔ Opposites sipnurse Word family Derived forms quafferquaffingquaffable Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, attested from the early 16th century; possibly imitative of the sound of swallowing or related to Low German. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quaff **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kwɑf/ **IPA (UK):** /kwɒf/ ## Meanings 1. to drink heartily or in large gulps ## Examples - The travelers stopped to quaff cool ale at the wayside inn. ## Synonyms - gulp - swig - guzzle - drink - imbibe - swill - down ## Antonyms - sip - nurse ## Derived Forms - quaffer - quaffing - quaffable ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, attested from the early 16th century; possibly imitative of the sound of swallowing or related to Low German. ## AI Etymology Quaff is of uncertain origin, attested from the early 16th century; possibly imitative of the sound of swallowing or related to Low German. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers to drink heartily or in large gulps. The wider family includes derived forms such as quaffer, quaffing, and quaffable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown