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Definition of drinking : 1. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal.
2. of Drink
3. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.
4. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors.

Synonyms:

insobriety, imbibing, alcohol addiction, potable, swallow, deglutition, imbibition, drinkable, drink, tipsiness, crapulence, beverage

swallowing, quaffing, swilling

breakfasting, picnicking, eating, snacking, tasting, biting, consuming, gulping, lunching, supping, grubbing, feasting, ingesting, devouring, dining, feeding

carousing, intemperance, addiction, dipsomania, drunkenness, bacchanalian, intoxication, boozing, inebriety, guzzling, inebriation, alcoholism

Usage examples:

• They all looked up at him, as he stood in front of the fire, drinking his tea. - "Jane Lends A Hand", Shirley Watkins.
• And thy tears, Who has been drinking? - "Poems of Paul Verlaine", Paul Verlaine.
• As Dylara stood there, drinking in the beauty of the room, voices sounded suddenly loud and clear from just outside the door. - "The Return of Tharn", Howard Carleton Browne.