Nowadays, quaff has an old-fashioned, literary sound to it. For more contemporary words that suggest drinking a lot of something, especially in big gulps and in large quantity, you might try drain, pound, …

QUAFF definition: to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment. See examples of quaff used in a sentence.

Dec 14, 2025 · quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed) To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in …

Artists used to come and paint it, and there are one or two good inns on the banks where one could quaff one's ale in the summer.

To quaff is to gulp. You’re in a desert; you haven’t had water in days; you’re wicked thirsty. Then you find an oasis! You lean over and quaff the water.

Quaff definition: To drink (a beverage) heartily.

Definition of quaff verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To drink heartily or in one draught.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

quaff (kwɒf; kwɑːf) vb to drink heartily or in one draught [C16: perhaps of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German quassen to eat or drink excessively]

We stopped at a bar and quaffed a few beers.