drinking
/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- To consume alcoholic beverages.
- To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- To smoke, as tobacco.
- An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
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