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drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
plastered
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed blitzed bombed buzzed crocked flushed flying fried gone inebriated lit loaded pissed polluted potted sauced sloshed stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
boozed up dead drunk dead to the world drunk as a skunk drunken feeling good feeling no pain groggy half in the bag half-crocked high hooched up juiced liquored up schnockered seeing double three sheets to the wind tipsy under the influence under-the-table woozy zonked
NOUN
alcohol abuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
substance abuse
WEAK
alcoholic abuse alcoholism alcoholism abuse dipsomania hitting the bottle
NOUN
consumption
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expenditure utilization
STRONG
burning damage decay decrease depletion desolation destruction devastation diminution dispersion dissipation eating exhaustion loss misuse ruin waste
WEAK
consuming swallowing using up wear and tear
Antonyms
STRONG
building construction creation development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase
WEAK
fasting starvation

Example Sentences

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"Four years after England's previous Ashes misadventure had sparked headlines about a drinking culture, it was all depressingly familiar."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

That’s a good time to go through their gifts and spend a Saturday afternoon drinking sparkling wine or lemonade and writing thank-you cards.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

But when researchers subtly shifted what participants believed they were drinking, their experience changed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The massive event is expected to require an array of services, including trash pickup, bus service, street closures, park maintenance, drinking water stations and building inspections of temporary Olympic structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Oliver picked up his cup but set it down again without drinking.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows