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
drinking, imbibing, imbibitionnoun
the act of consuming liquids
drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulencenoun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
"drink was his downfall"
Wiktionary
drinkingnoun
An act or session by which drink is consumed.
Wikipedia
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.
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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
Drinking
of Drink
Drinkingnoun
the act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing
Drinkingnoun
the practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors
Drinkingnoun
an entertainment with liquors; a carousal
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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
Drinking
The consumption of liquids.
Editors Contribution
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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Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4718
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Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3050
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'drinking' in Nouns Frequency: #2312
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of drinking in a Sentence
Find out what whiskey he drinks and send all of my generals a case, if it will get the same results. - in reply to comments about General Grant's drinking problems
Never binge drinking and drinking small amounts when drinking – with meals – is a good rule of thumb.
It's a two-way street, drinking amongst young people in high school can affect their drinking as adults, and it's also true that drinking by adults can affect students.
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
For example, should people have piped drinking water? Everyone will say yes. But in India in 2001, 45,000 villages had populations less than 100, some of those villages are in hilly areas where they get perfectly clean drinking water from streams, so what is the objective? Is it to get drinking water from taps or just to get clean drinking water?
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