tippling
- present participle of tipple.
Example Sentences
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Between “Downton” and Professor McGonagall an adoring public saw in Smith an endlessly entertaining, tippling grandmother and that endearing teacher who balanced strictness with caring.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
But even those signs of change don’t exactly inspire the kind of lighthearted summer tippling that this season typically prompts.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2020
A dry British butler helps his tippling master choose love with a waitress or marriage for money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
Even so, Corbyn’s critics pointed out, the institution of tippling with colleagues is never going to go away.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2016
Strenuous but ineffectual efforts were made to "prevent tippling in the forenoon," and between meals; but with little avail.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
