wined

verb

past tense of wine
as in sipped
to drink wine or give wine to (another person) to drink wined and dined her clients in hopes of closing the deal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wined
  1. sipped
  2. drank
  3. licked
  4. toasted
Verb
  • As the two young women talked, the thirty-five-year-old man sipped the icemelt at the bottom of his glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Inside, Rodríguez Castro sipped an Aperol spritz, then moved on to a California red wine not on the menu.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • Three years later, censured by his Senate colleagues, ostracized by his party, and ignored by the press, McCarthy drank himself to death, a broken man at the age of 48.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • On the day of the murders, he was said to have drank more than a quart of vodka.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
  • When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of licked
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  • The Sweet Tree Roll, with black rice, avocado, sweet potato, alfalfa sprouts, and toasted cayenne sauce, remains the signature for good reason.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Look for notes of vanilla, graham cracker, caramel, and toasted grain, and it was bottled at a lower 103 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of toasted
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“Wined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wined. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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