What does drinking mean?

Definitions for drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word drinking.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. drinking, imbibing, imbibitionnoun

    the act of consuming liquids

  2. drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulencenoun

    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

    "drink was his downfall"

Wiktionary

  1. drinkingnoun

    An act or session by which drink is consumed.

Wikipedia

  1. Drinking

    Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth, proboscis, or elsewhere. Humans drink by swallowing, completed by peristalsis in the esophagus. The physiological processes of drinking vary widely among other animals. Most animals drink water to maintain bodily hydration, although many can survive on the water gained from their food. Water is required for many physiological processes. Both inadequate and (less commonly) excessive water intake are associated with health problems.

ChatGPT

  1. drinking

    Drinking refers to the act of consuming a liquid, usually through the mouth, for the purpose of hydration, nourishment, or pleasure. It commonly involves the intake of water or various beverages, such as alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, to quench thirst or satisfy a desire for taste or enjoyment. Drinking can be a habitual or occasional behavior practiced by individuals of legal drinking age.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Drinking

    of Drink

  2. Drinkingnoun

    the act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing

  3. Drinkingnoun

    the practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors

  4. Drinkingnoun

    an entertainment with liquors; a carousal

Wikidata

  1. Drinking

    Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other drinks through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Drinking

    The consumption of liquids.

Editors Contribution

  1. drinkingverb

    Verb form of the word drink.

    They were drinking coffee when the neighbour came to the door with a wedding gift.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4718

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3050

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Nouns Frequency: #2312

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of drinking in a Sentence

  1. Isaac Kwamy:

    It's as important as eating food, drinking water, being treated (medically), being given a tent.

  2. Kim Manlove:

    Two years after he died, I was drinking a quart of tequila a day and I was taking probably at least a couple weeks' worth of Xanax in two or three days, i could drink and use all the time, then try to pull myself together when everyone would come home.

  3. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti:

    Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our students and employees, I am turning off all drinking water in our schools until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    I think every single American should be outraged, we've had a city in the United States of America where the population, which is poor in many ways and majority African-American, has been drinking and bathing in lead-contaminated water. And the governor of that state acted as though he didn't really care.

  5. Chrissy Teigen:

    I was done with making an ass of myself in front of people (I’m still embarrassed), tired of day drinking and feeling like s–t by 6, not being able to sleep.

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