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: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
: having a piercing or penetrating quality
: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water
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Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
To cool off, order one of the refreshing cocktails on offer, like the classic frozen margarita or cucumber gimlet.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The green gimlet, Ramage says, took inspiration from fun items found in the fridge.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But come, now: gimlets are for drinking, for celebration, for pleasure, and A Complete Unknown is, too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Go for an early happy hour at Lockeland Table, which serves $7 snacks and cocktails (like crab and corn fritters plus gin gimlets), with a portion of proceeds supporting local public schools.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
To cool off, order one of the refreshing cocktails on offer, like the classic frozen margarita or cucumber gimlet.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The green gimlet, Ramage says, took inspiration from fun items found in the fridge.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But come, now: gimlets are for drinking, for celebration, for pleasure, and A Complete Unknown is, too.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gimlet
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“Gimlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimlet. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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