Definitions for drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

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

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drinkingnoun

   An act or session by which drink is consumed.

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

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

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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.

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1. Drinking

   The consumption of liquids.

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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  

Matched Categories

1. • Consumption

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Sarah Church:

   Is their sleep better? Are their relationships better or are they doing better at work? [Looking at] what’s happening once they’re not using. And sometimes, in reflecting back on that period when they were drinking, they can tell whether it was an issue or not.

2. Reed Curling:

   I called 311 and she thought I was crazy, she thought I was crazy. She paused for a long minute. I said, 'Ma’am, I am not drinking. I have not had any drugs. I have Zebras in my backyard walking on the train tracks. I just wanted to know what service could come out because I didn’t want them to get hit and she paused for a long time and then said, 'Okay, here's the number.

3. Dalton Wong:

   We always tend to wait until tomorrow to start exercising, wait until next week to stop drinking or wait for just one more meal before we start the diet.

4. President Barack Obama:

   Our children should not have to be worried about the water they're drinking in American cities. That's not something that we should accept.

5. Brandon Auerbach:

   It may be possible that this age group is at higher risk for weight gain from drinking 100% fruit juice than older children.

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