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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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. Phil Crofts:

   We are still drinking the Kool-Aid.

2. Jay Keasling:

   Ethanol is for drinking, not driving

3. Rosalind Breslow:

   Overall, more older people are drinking.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   Work is the curse of the drinking class.

5. Cedric Richmond:

   It's like drinking through a fire hydrant.

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