birled

past tense of birl, chiefly Scottish
as in roistered
to take part in drunken revelry spent a good part of his time in Edinburgh birling into the wee small hours of the night

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  • There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated.
    Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • Alternating between Laura and Cherry’s stark perspectives adds to the fun of the series that begs to be binged.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no one in my social circle who hasn’t binged The Hunting Wives by now.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Birled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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