as in drink
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a single-malt Scotch with a touch of water is his preferred tipple
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as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
I do tipple now and then
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Recent Examples of tipple
Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are plenty of bars nearby for an after-dinner tipple.
—Jaymi McCann, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
With items like party wings tossed in a Georgia peach and habanero sauce and juicy roasted hen with collard greens paired with timely tipples such as The First Snow (spiced rum, hazelnut liqueur, double spiced chai tea, cinnamon and heavy cream), travel day is downright tranquil.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are plenty of bars nearby for an after-dinner tipple.
—Jaymi McCann, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
People have been tippling there for more than four hundred years, and the wine list has the heft—and the persuasive majesty—of a Gutenberg Bible.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipple
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During Brazil’s own Lollapalooza music festival last month, for example, fashion-forward attendees were seen with minimalist, lightweight phone straps that kept devices at hip level and hands free to grasp a drink of choice.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Spring and summer in Charlotte is the perfect time to grab a meal or a drink with your dog by your side.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall? A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton B. Southside Tavern in Braintree C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook D. The Hillside in Canton 26.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
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There is no plot to speak of in this delicately directed film that somehow does acquire suspense as Peter works out the kinks of his yesterday, Rebecca Hall as Rosenkrantz in a fabulous red smock, cigarettes and booze freely flowing everywhere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Overall, Blaha said municipal liquor stores have experienced net profit growth over the last several decades.—
Dana Ferguson,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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The analysts expect a significant pullback in sales of American alcohol in the region as well, given that state-run liquor stores have started to remove U.S. products from their shelves.—
Morgan Chittum,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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But on the south side lived the dark underbelly: Haad Rin, home of the Full Moon Party, the world’s biggest beach rave, replete with neon paint, fire dancing, and, again, plastic buckets of alcohol.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Avoid alcohol and smoking: These substances can trigger or worsen reflux.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Imagine lounging on this cocktail ottoman poolside, frozen rum drink in hand, sunnies on, sweaty forehead, and cracking a 400-page beach read.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2025
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These colorful drinks are made with natural juices and tropical liquors like Myers’s Dark, Gold, and Coconut rums to create that inviting beachside vibe the park and area is known for.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the style with a gold bottle cap lace charm inspired by the 1988 trend of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 shoes.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Using a bottle jack to adjust the height of the staircase.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Tipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipple. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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