drinkle

== English == === Alternative forms === drenkle === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪŋkl̩/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl === Verb === drinkle (third-person singular simple present drinkles, present participle drinkling, simple past and past participle drinkled) (transitive) To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown. (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk. (intransitive) To drown. ==== Derived terms ==== drinkling === Anagrams === Kindler, kindler, red link, redlink