Definitions for drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

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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"

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1. drinkingnoun

   An act or session by which drink is consumed.

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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.

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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.

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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  

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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. Abraham Lincoln:

   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

2. Tom Greenfield:

   Never binge drinking and drinking small amounts when drinking – with meals – is a good rule of thumb.

3. Robert Brewer:

   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.

4. Dave Barry:

   Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.

5. Bibek Debroy:

   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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