Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drunken driving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: drunk-en -driv-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of drunk driving.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Wilmington, Del., Ernest H. Carter was fined $550 for drunken driving after he pulled into a brightly illuminated suburban police station, tooted his horn, told a cop he was there for curb service, ordered coffee and a hamburger."
"Combined with sobriety checkpoints, especially around bars, convenience stores, and other predictable haunts of the booze-cruisers, the new flashlight device could be an important weapon against drunken driving."
"A man was arrested for drunken driving after a crash Downtown early Saturday morning injured two people, Madison police reported."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does drunken driving mean?: Alternative form of drunk driving.

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