drinking
//ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- drinkings
- Comparative
- more drinking
- Superlative
- most drinking
Definitions
1.An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:drinking.
- Some say drinking is a vice.
1.Suitable to drink.
2.Used to drink.
3.Addicted to alcohol.
- Are they a drinking person?
4.Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.
1.present participle and gerund of drink
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3770
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?].
By surface analysis, drink + -ing.