drinkle

/ˈdɹɪŋkl̩/

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.

drinkle means to drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

drinkle is pronounced /ˈdɹɪŋkl̩/.

verb

To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown.“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.”
To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk.“'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.”
To drown.“And the Mercury states that "the heavy rain drenched the field, and most betook themselves to a retreat, but the rats were all drinkled".”