as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
I do tipple now and then
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The weather service suggests drinking plenty of fluids, staying indoors with air-conditioning and out of the sun, and checking up on relatives and neighbors.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026 -
The couple had been drinking at a Westlake Village cantina and were heading to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Tippling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippling. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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