Thesaurus results for QUAFFS

quaffs 1 of 2

noun

plural of quaff

as in sips

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time she was so thirsty that she drank her iced tea in one long quaff

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quaff

as in gulps

to swallow in liquid form after digging our car out of the snowdrift, we were ready to quaff some hot chocolate

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Momoa’s irresponsible, endlessly chatty Jonny is first seen being dumped by his long-suffering girlfriend Valentina (Morena Baccarin) and is the kind of guy who quaffs a beer even while fighting off a gang of murderous yakuza. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Power couples turn the event into a posh date and may even pack on the PDA between sips of Pimm’s.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Definition of sips

Noun

Small, sustainable changes — such as eating more vegetables and whole grains, choosing nuts or fruit instead of ultraprocessed snacks, and replacing sugary drinks with water — add up over time.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The Mai Mango is for the fans of tropical drinks, mixing coconut rum, pineapple amaro and amaretto before topping the drink with a coconut-banana whip ($16).

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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