Definitions for drinking

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drinking drink·ing

Spelling: [dring-king]

IPA: /ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ/

Drinking is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in drinking (dgiiknnr).

Definitions for drinking

noun

1. habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol:
2. any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
3. liquor; alcohol.
4. excessive indulgence in alcohol:
5. a swallow or draft of liquid; potion:
6. Informal. a large body of water, as a lake, ocean, river, etc. (usually preceded by the):

adjective

1. suitable or safe to drink:
2. used in drinking:
3. addicted to or indulging excessively in alcohol:
4. of or relating to the act of drinking, especially the drinking of alcohol:

verb (used with object)

1. to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.
2. to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb.
3. to take in through the senses, especially with eagerness and pleasure (often followed by in):
4. to swallow the contents of (a cup, glass, etc.).
5. to propose or participate in a toast to (a person, thing, or event):

verb (used without object)

1. to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, especially habitually or to excess; tipple:
3. to show one's respect, affection, or hopes with regard to a person, thing, or event by ceremoniously taking a swallow of wine or some other drink (often followed by to):
4. to be savored or enjoyed by drinking:

Origin of drinking

Middle English word dating back to 1125-75; See origin at drink, -ing², -ing¹

Examples for drinking

Malbone, greedy of emotion, was drinking to the dregs a passion that could have no to-morrow.

While she was drinking her second cup of tea her eyes kept roving.

The billionaire philanthropist tastes the product of a machine that processes human sewage into drinking water and electricity.

He had bit the heel of more than one man in his drinking bouts.

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

She also saw that Dick was abnormally excited, and suspected that he had been drinking.

Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

He was smoking his big briar and drinking a huge glass of brown beer.

Nobody ever says they want to become a cop so they can bust people for urinating in public or drinking alcohol on their stoop.