: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water
Examples of gimlet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Watching it all with a gimlet eye, Mary — his old friend who’s still helplessly in love with him — takes Frank to task for sacrificing his theatrical partnership with Charley for hollow Hollywood success.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 Yet those blessed with gimlet eyes will recognize that their latest joint labor of love was already unveiled (well, one version was, at least) at Bottega’s fall 2024 show, where it was used as seating for the audience.—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024 What is the difference between a Bee's Knees and a gimlet?—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023 Anya Taylor-Joy shows up for a brief cameo, just long enough for her gimlet eyes to register onscreen, as a woman who'll be significant if a third Dune movie ever gets going.—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 While a Bee's Knees contains gin, honey, and lime (or lemon), a gimlet calls for gin, lime, and sugar.—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023 Treat yourself to cocktails like a fresh basil gimlet or a John Daly.—Michelle Gross, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023 There’s also martini service, setups for a classic gimlet or Old Fashioned, or pickleback fixings.—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023 The gimlet infused with Thai basil makes a breezy companion to the cooking, and Crazy Thai Lady — a blend of rum, tequila, pineapple juice and aromatics including lime leaves — reveals the family’s sense of humor.—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gimlet.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French guimbelet, from Middle French (Picard), modification of Middle Dutch wimmelkijn, from wimmel wimble
Share