drinking
noun [U] (LIQUID) /ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ/Definition
› the act of taking liquid in through your mouth: This water is not for drinking.Drinking
(Definition of drinking noun (LIQUID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- consumption noun (USE)
- drank verb
- drink (sth) up phrasal verb
- drink verb (LIQUID)
- drinker noun (LIQUID)
- drinking fountain noun
- drinking water noun
- drunk verb
- imbibe verb
- kill verb (FINISH)
- partake verb (EAT/DRINK)
- partook
- put sth back phrasal verb (DRINK)
- quaff verb
- sample verb (SMALL AMOUNT)
- sip verb
- swill verb (DRINK)
- taste verb (FOOD/DRINK)
- wash sth down phrasal verb (EAT)
- water fountain noun
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