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Drinking

verb
/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 22.1

Definitions

1.verbTo consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
"He drank the water I gave him."
2.verb(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
"Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."
3.verbTo consume alcoholic beverages.
"Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking."
4.verbTo take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
5.verbTo take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
6.verbTo smoke, as tobacco.
7.nounAn act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

Synonyms

gulpimbibequaffsipalcoholhit the saucepotationimbibingimbibitionboozingdrunkennesscrapulence

Rhymes With

wishful thinkingthinkingstinkingunthinkinglinkingwinkingrethinkingwithout thinking
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