Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drinking

/ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: drink-ing
IPA: /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

adj

Suitable to drink.

adj

adj

Addicted to alcohol.

adj

Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.

verb

present participle and gerund of drink

Example Sentences

"Some say drinking is a vice."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:drinking."
"drinking water"
"a drinking glass"
"Are they a drinking person?"
"drinking companions"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, drink + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Inflected Forms

drinkings (plural) more drinking (comparative) most drinking (superlative)

Derived Forms

antidrinking undrinking

Phrases

badge drinking binge drinking day-drinking drinking age drinking bird drinking culture drinking-cup drinking fountain

Frequently Paired Words

expenditure utilisation

Synonyms

potation drink boozing drunkenness crapulence imbibing imbibition

Rhymes With

thinking linking sinking shrinking blinking rethinking stinking winking unthinking plinking syncing

Questions

How do you pronounce drinking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪŋk.ɪŋ/.
What does drinking mean?: An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
Where does drinking come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce drinking

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