drinkle Meaning & Definition
What Does Drinkle Mean?
As a verb, drinkle means To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown. It is also used to mean To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk.
Drinkle: Key Facts
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹɪŋkl̩/ |
| Verb forms | drinkles, drinkling, drinkled |
Drinkle Definition (Verb)
- To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown.
- To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk.
- To drown.
Synonyms of Drinkle
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Drinkle synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
drinkle (third-person singular simple present drinkles, present participle drinkling, simple past and past participle drinkled)
Origin of Drinkle
From Middle English drinklen, drinkelen, drenklen (“to plunge, drown”), from Old English *drenclian (“to drown”), frequentative form of Old English drenċan (“to give to drink, give drink to, drench, make drunk, ply with drink; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, plunge; sink”), equivalent to drink + -le and drench + -le. Compare dronkle, drunkle.