Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drank

/dɹæːŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: drank
IPA: /dɹæːŋk/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dextromethorphan.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A drink, usually alcoholic.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

simple past of drink

verb

past participle of drink

Informal; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"You leave your drink around me, believe your drank going to get drunk up."
"He drank a lot last night."
"He'd drank alcohol prior to driving off the road."
"Tho’ the Barber had drank down this Story with greedy Ears, he was not yet ſatisfied."
"Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; […]"

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of drink.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: drank, dranc, *drank

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɹæːŋk/
British English: /dɹæŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dranks (plural)

Phrases

purple drank

Rhymes With

thank bank frank tank rank blank hank prank sank flank crank plank

Questions

How do you pronounce drank?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹæːŋk/.
What does drank mean?: Dextromethorphan.
Where does drank come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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