drinking
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#DRINKINGCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DRINKING [Term?]Category:Middle English term requests#DRINKING. By surface analysis, drink + -ingCategory:English terms suffixed with -ing#DRINKING.
Pronunciation
- enPR: drĭngk′ĭng
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/Category:English 2-syllable words#DRINKINGCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DRINKING
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DRINKINGAudio (US): (file) - (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈdɹəŋk.əŋ/Category:English 2-syllable words#DRINKINGCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DRINKING
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈɖɾɪŋk.ɪŋ/Category:English 2-syllable words#DRINKINGCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DRINKING
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋCategory:Rhymes:English/ɪŋkɪŋ#DRINKINGCategory:Rhymes:English/ɪŋkɪŋ/2 syllables#DRINKING
- Hyphenation: drink‧ing
Noun
drinking (plural drinkings)Category:English lemmas#DRINKINGCategory:English nouns#DRINKINGCategory:English countable nouns#DRINKINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with entries#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DRINKING
- An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:drinking.
Derived terms
- antidrinking
- badge drinking
- binge drinking
- day-drinking
- drinking age
- drinking bird
- drinking culture
- drinking-cup
- drinking fountain
- drinking game
- drinking hole
- drinking-horn
- drinking horn
- drinking man's degree
- drinking problem
- drinking song
- drinking-up time
- drinking vinegar
- easy-drinking
- hard-drinking
- pre-drinking
- relief drinking
- vertical drinking
Translations
Adjective
drinking (comparative more drinking, superlative most drinking)Category:English lemmas#DRINKINGCategory:English adjectives#DRINKINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with entries#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DRINKING
- Suitable to drink.[1][2]
- Used to drink.[1][2]
- Addicted to alcohol.[1]
- Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.[1][2]
Derived terms
- undrinking (adjective)
Verb
drinkingCategory:English non-lemma forms#DRINKINGCategory:English verb forms#DRINKINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with entries#DRINKINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DRINKING
- present participle and gerund of drink
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 “drinking”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, retrieved 13 August 2025
- 1 2 3 “drinking, adj.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 13 August 2025.
Further reading
- “drinking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.