drinking

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/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.“He drank the water I gave him.”
(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).“Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.”
To consume alcoholic beverages.“Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.”
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

noun

An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

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Synonyms

gulp imbibe quaff sip alcohol hit the sauce potation imbibing imbibition boozing drunkenness crapulence sipping drinkable alcoholic booze liquor potable

Associated

binge sanitation drank wastewater contaminated fountain water smoking alcoholism drunk

Rhymes

wishful thinking thinking stinking unthinking linking winking rethinking without thinking blinking shrinking

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