Quaffing is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Quaffing meaning
present participle and gerund of quaff
Using Quaffing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of quaff
- In the example corpus, quaffing often appears in combinations such as: than quaffing.
Context around Quaffing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quaffing
- In this selection, "quaffing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, off, minutes, gin, diet and vodka stand out and add context to how "quaffing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 45 minutes quaffing time and and better off quaffing vodka. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quaffing" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quaffing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Quaffing those bitter tears is a fine pleasure. (8 words)
If that's the goal, you're better off quaffing vodka. (11 words)
This leaves more time for quaffing champagne and that can’t be a bad thing. (15 words)
The day is split into two hour sessions (upgrade to a VIP ticket for an extra 45 minutes' quaffing time), and the winning cocktail is crowned during the final 15 minutes of the last session of the day. (38 words)
It happened first in the form of the suddenly very powerful NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, a character who seems more at home fishing with mates and a tinnie than quaffing champers on the top deck. (36 words)
Quaffing gin and tonics, Johnnie Walker Black Label and mediocre white wine, the revelers moved to the beat laid down by the DJ and the evening’s headliner, the early 2000s hit rapper Ja Rule. (35 words)
While they sip a fine Chardonnay while munching on crudités and sushi, Trump is quaffing Diet Coke and McDonalds! (19 words)
Example sentences (9)
But there is one particular ‘method’ of quaffing your Cup of Joe that's got some people retching and reportedly thrown out of major coffee brands’ branches.
Quaffing gin and tonics, Johnnie Walker Black Label and mediocre white wine, the revelers moved to the beat laid down by the DJ and the evening’s headliner, the early 2000s hit rapper Ja Rule.
While they sip a fine Chardonnay while munching on crudités and sushi, Trump is quaffing Diet Coke and McDonalds!
If that's the goal, you're better off quaffing vodka.
It happened first in the form of the suddenly very powerful NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, a character who seems more at home fishing with mates and a tinnie than quaffing champers on the top deck.
The day is split into two hour sessions (upgrade to a VIP ticket for an extra 45 minutes' quaffing time), and the winning cocktail is crowned during the final 15 minutes of the last session of the day.
Gout isn’t far off at this rate, so our final morning is spent exploring rather than quaffing.
Quaffing those bitter tears is a fine pleasure.
This leaves more time for quaffing champagne and that can’t be a bad thing.
Common combinations with quaffing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: