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drinking

/ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drinking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
    Some say drinking is a vice.

adjective

  1. Suitable to drink.
    drinking water
  2. Used to drink.
    a drinking glass
  3. Addicted to alcohol.
    Are they a drinking person?

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of drink

Origin

Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, drink + -ing.

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