Drinking - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (syn: boozing, crapulence, drink, drunkenness)
Extra examples
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
My religious beliefs forbid the drinking of alcohol.
He abused his body with years of heavy drinking.
The accident serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.
Drinking coffee keeps him awake.
The villain in the play dies by drinking a vial of poison.
Hundreds were poisoned from drinking the contaminated water.
He counsels people who are trying to quit drinking.
He began drinking heavily following the breakup of his marriage.
...disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty...
...committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl...
He's been drinking and gambling heavily.
He became more garrulous after drinking a couple of beers.
Socrates died after drinking hemlock.
For hygienic reasons, restaurants should wash silverware and drinking glasses more than once.
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