tipple
verb/ˈtɪpl/
/ˈtɪpl/
[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tipple | /ˈtɪpl/ /ˈtɪpl/ |
| he / she / it tipples | /ˈtɪplz/ /ˈtɪplz/ |
| past simple tippled | /ˈtɪpld/ /ˈtɪpld/ |
| past participle tippled | /ˈtɪpld/ /ˈtɪpld/ |
| -ing form tippling | /ˈtɪplɪŋ/ /ˈtɪplɪŋ/ |
- tipple (something) to drink alcoholWord Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler.
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