Dictionary

drinking en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹɪnk.ɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• (US) audio
• drĭngk'ĭng
• /ˈdɹəŋk.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/
• /ˈd͡ʒɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ affrication
• [ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Suitable to drink.
   • drinking water
2. Used to drink.
   • a drinking glass
3. Addicted to alcohol.
   • Are they a drinking person?
4. Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.
   • drinking companions

Forms

Deriveds

undrinking

drinking en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹɪnk.ɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• (US) audio
• drĭngk'ĭng
• /ˈdɹəŋk.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/
• /ˈd͡ʒɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ affrication
• [ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
   • Some say drinking is a vice.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:drinking.

Forms

Deriveds

binge drinking · vertical drinking · badge drinking · drinking man's degree · antidrinking · drinking song · easy-drinking · drinking problem · drinking horn · hard-drinking · drinking bird · relief drinking · drinking hole · drinking age · drinking fountain · drinking-cup · drinking culture · day-drinking · drinking-up time · drinking vinegar · drinking game · drinking-horn · pre-drinking

Synonyms

potation

Translations (22)

es escabio (act or session by which drink is consumed) · el πόση (act or session by which drink is consumed) · cs pití (act or session by which drink is consumed) · es beber (act or session by which drink is consumed) · uk пиття (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ko 마시기 (act or session by which drink is consumed) · no drikking (act or session by which drink is consumed) · id peminuman (act or session by which drink is consumed) · kmr vexwarin (act or session by which drink is consumed) · is drykkja (act or session by which drink is consumed) · el πιοτό (act or session by which drink is consumed) · fi juominen (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ru питьё (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ms peminuman (act or session by which drink is consumed) · fr boire (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ml കുടിക്കൽ (act or session by which drink is consumed) · hu ivás (act or session by which drink is consumed) · de Trinken (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ar شُرْب (act or session by which drink is consumed) · he שתייה (act or session by which drink is consumed) · ce малар (act or session by which drink is consumed) · pl picie (act or session by which drink is consumed)

wikidata: Q876776

drinking en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹɪnk.ɪnɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
• (US) audio
• drĭngk'ĭng
• /ˈdɹəŋk.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/
• /ˈd͡ʒɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/ affrication
• [ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋɡ] without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of drink
   form of drink

Relateds

expenditure · utilisation