drinkle
To drink; also, to cause to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drownTo drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Origin
From Middle English drinklen, drinkelen, drenklen (“to plunge, drown”), from Old English *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.
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Forms
drinkles, drinkling, drinkled, drinkledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle