tipple
verb (used without object)
to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.
tippling
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present participleof tipple.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
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
Also entertaining in a grim way is Cheever’s account of Richard Nixon’s tippling.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2015
But see, the moon is up; view, where she stands Sentinel o'er the door, drawn by the hands Of some base painter, that for gain hath made Her face the landmark to the tippling trade.
From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by E. K. (Edmund Kerchever) Chambers
