drinking

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of drink. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or as a name for the action itself.

   The baby is drinking milk from a bottle.

   Drinking water every day is good for your body.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Clean and safe enough for people to drink.

   The village finally got clean drinking water this year.

   Is this drinking water, or is it just for washing?

   Similarpotable, drinkable

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of having drinks, especially alcohol.

   Heavy drinking slowly damaged his health.

   Their evening of drinking ended late at the bar.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Made or meant for people to drink from.

   She filled the drinking glass with cold juice.

   The park installed a new drinking fountain near the gate.

5. 5
   adjective

   Connected to drinking alcohol, especially too much of it.

   His drinking habits started to worry his family.

   They were old drinking buddies from their college days.

6. 6
   adjective

   In the habit of drinking too much alcohol.

   He was a drinking man who could never hold a steady job.

   Her drinking uncle finally agreed to get help.

   Similaralcoholic

   Oppositeteetotal, sober

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