tippled; tippling
ˈti-p(ə-)liŋ 
: to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
: to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts
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: a place where or an apparatus by which cars (as for coal) are loaded or emptied
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: a coal-screening plant
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Verb
Noun (1)
Examples of tipple in a Sentence
Verb
I do tipple now and then.
Noun (1)
a single-malt Scotch with a touch of water is his preferred tipple
Recent Examples on the Web
Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Distilleries from across the country will also be there to serve their finest tipples.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The legendary Doyle’s in Jamaica Plain, for example, which dated back to the 1880s and for years was a place where the political class tippled, is no more.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Noun
Dabs of caviar were liberally offered alongside each dish and there were pairings with tipples such as a vodka gimlet, which calls only for a liberal dose of lime juice.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Distilleries from across the country will also be there to serve their finest tipples.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tipple
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“Tipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipple. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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