drinking
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
Noun 1 meaning
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
“Some say drinking is a vice.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Suitable to drink.
“drinking water”
Used to drink.
“a drinking glass”
Addicted to alcohol.
“Are they a drinking person?”
Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.
“drinking companions”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, drink + -ing.
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DRINKING at a glance
DRINKING has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,945 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with drinking
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- PRINKING15
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