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whirrered adj. Having drunk enough to make a noise merely by attempting to help. whirreted adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb without a small, sudden blow. Jennalyse was whirreted and struck the table while reaching for her glass. whirried (/ˈwɜːɹid/) adj. You are drunk and making quick movements whose purpose becomes clear afterwards, if at all. whirringed adj. You have drunk enough to make several small sounds where one would have done. Vera was whirringed and supplied a background noise to the entire taxi journey. whirtled adj. Of a drinker: drawn out into a narrower and less negotiable form. whished (/wɪʃd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a noticeable sound while moving through the air. Bobbie-rae whished through the pub doorway, acquiring an audible sound in transit. whisk ferned adj. A drinker who has become simple in structure, green in principle, and inclined to reproduce mistakes. whiskbroomed adj. A drinker so far gone that every sleeve requires immediate, personal attention. whisked (/wɪskd/) adj. Describing a drinker who makes quick, light sweeps of nearby surfaces. whisker biscuited adj. Emboldened by drink to let every thought pass through a bristling barrier without catching. whisker poled adj. The condition of a drinker who has braced against the nearest support and altered the shape of the evening. whiskeraged adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed facial fringe in several directions at once. Athens was whiskeraged and seemed to have acquired additional sides to the face. whiskered (/ʍɪskə(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and furnished with opinions extending along both sides of the face. whiskered terned adj. Drunk since last orders, and balancing like a small marsh bird in a crosswind. whiskeretted adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking in a small, trembling fringe of sound. whiskeried adj. Having drunk enough to become a small, smoky distillery in motion.