tippled
tippled is the simple past and past participle of tipple.
Meaning of tipple
Verb
tipple (third-person singular simple present tipples, present participle tippling, simple past and past participle tippled)
- To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
- To drink too much alcohol.
- To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
- Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
- Synonyms:
- bibble
- To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
- To fall over; to topple.
- The men had only moved the trailer about a yard when suddenly it tippled over on its side, and bales of cotton fell on Howarth.1928, The World's Carriers and Carrying Trades' Review, page 476
Questions about tippled
- What is tippled the simple past and past participle of?
- Tippled is the simple past and past participle of tipple.
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