Quaff | Imbibe This SAT Word
Challenge yourself: QUAFF most nearly means to: A) discard; B) drink heartily; C) whisper; D) equivocate. Answer inside. 👉️
📚️ Definition of Quaff
Quaff (verb): To drink something heartily and with great enjoyment, typically in large, enthusiastic gulps; to consume a beverage eagerly and copiously. Example: to quaff a cool drink after a workout.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Quaff
IPA: /kwɑːf/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: KWAF
📰 Examples of Quaff
Here are some examples of the word quaff:
After hiking to the top of Half Dome, Amy and Xavier happily quaffed a few bottles of water one by one.
Henry didn’t just drink it or chug it; he quaffed the grape Kool-Aid like a thirsty kid on a summer’s day.
The elderly couple quaffed at once the Water of Eternal Youth. — Inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” (1837)
If someone is sipping politely at a quiet gathering, they are not quaffing. If someone just finished a soccer game and is guzzling a drink like it’s Arrakis, that’s quaffing.
Quiz answer: B, to drink heartily.