Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drink-driving

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: drink--driv-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]"
"Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers."
"A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday."

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

drink driving (alternative)

Phrases

drink and drive drink-driver drunk driver

Frequently Paired Words

drink and drive drink-driver drunk driver DUI DWI

Synonyms

drunk driving

Questions

What does drink-driving mean?: Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.

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