drinking

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Synonyms: prinking, rinking, dinking, drunking, cringing, drilling, drifting, ringing, droning, grinding, bringing

Antonyms: prinking, rinking, dinking, drunking, cringing, drilling, drifting, ringing, droning, grinding, bringing

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q876776}} An [[act]] or [[session]] by which [[drink]] is [[consume]]d, [[especially]] [[alcoholic]] [[beverage]]s.

Adjective

1. {{U|suitable}} to [[drink]].<ref name="TFD-drinking">{{R:TFD|drinking|https://www.thefreedictionary.com/drinking|2025-08-13}}</ref><ref name="Dictionary.com-drinking">{{R:Dictionary.com|drinking|pos=adj|https://www.dictionary.com/browse/drinking|2025-08-13}}</ref>
2. [[use|Used]] to [[drink]].<ref name="TFD-drinking" /><ref name="Dictionary.com-drinking" />
3. [[addict|Addicted]] to [[alcohol]].<ref name="TFD-drinking" />
4. [[pertain|Pertaining]] to [[alcohol]] [[consumption]], [[especially]] in [[excess]].<ref name="TFD-drinking" /><ref name="Dictionary.com-drinking" />

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|drink||ing-form}}

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