Definitions for drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drinking, imbibing, imbibition(noun)

   the act of consuming liquids

2. drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence(noun)

   the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

   "drink was his downfall"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drinking(Noun)

   An act or session by which drink is consumed.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drinking

   of Drink

2. Drinking(noun)

   the act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing

3. Drinking(noun)

   the practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors

4. Drinking(noun)

   an entertainment with liquors; a carousal

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drinking

   The consumption of liquids.

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1. drinking

   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  

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

How to pronounce drinking?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say drinking in sign language?

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. James Vivenzio:

   Drinking until you were vomiting, they were shoving alcohol down your throat all the time.

2. Fox News:

   Whatever really happened with Melania, I genuinely hope it doesn’t come out that Donald hurts her. One because that’s bad, and two then we couldn’t make fun of her anymore. We’d have to make her into this brave feminist icon and I don’t wanna do that! i like making fun of Melania because she’s a bad first lady. She’s one of the worst we’ve ever had. I haven’t seen someone phone in this whole first lady thing since Betty Ford was still drinking.

3. Al Bochi:

   Remember that drinking a sugary beverage every once in a while will not directly cause adverse health effects, providing yourself permission to enjoy all beverages while being mindful with how it fits into your overall healthy eating pattern is the key to a healthy relationship with food.

4. Ina Koning:

   That may have to do with the fact that the level of drinking among fathers is higher than that of mothers.

5. George Cushnie:

   There aren't too many contaminants that would build up in drinking water.

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