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  • present participle of drink.
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drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /






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He hammered Grossman with questions about whether his wife had been drinking and racing with Erickson the night that she struck the boys with her Mercedes SUV at what experts testified was nearly 73 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The increase in risk at an individual level is very small, and drinking water is much better for your health than sugary drinks like juices and soft drinks.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

These guys have won 13 playoff games in a row, and are currently drinking the milkshake of the media darling, widely favored Spurs, but they’re not screaming about being Kings of the World’s Greatest Arena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Maybe we’d be upstairs right now, in my closet, me wrapped in a blanket and drinking cocoa, Dismay sitting across from me with his big dog mouth panting, so glad to be alive.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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