Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
GUZZLING
gulping, swilling, guzzling
(noun) the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
guzzling
present participle of guzzle
Noun
guzzling (plural guzzlings)
greedy eating or drinking
Source: Wiktionary
GUZZLE
Guz"zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Guzzled, p. pr. & vb. n. Guzzling (.] Etym: [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird's crop.]
Definition: To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. Milton. Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise. Roscommon. To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. Gay.
Guz"zle, v. t.
Definition: To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden.
Guz"zle, n.
Definition: An insatiable thing or person. That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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