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Meaning of drinkle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/ˈdɹɪŋkl̩/

Definitions

  1. To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown.
    transitive
  2. To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk.
    intransitive
  3. To drown.
    intransitive

Examples

“We built a fire in the huge fireplace, then sat around drinkling bootleg beer and whiskey, compliments of Joe himself, Valley High's greatest athlete.”
“'Get this one into bed and it's a royal flush!' His face twinkled, his gums sparkled, his eyes kindled, his brow darkened. I bridled and bristled, nettled and rankled, then drinkled and drankled some more.”
“And the Mercury states that "the heavy rain drenched the field, and most betook themselves to a retreat, but the rats were all drinkled".”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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