drinking

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of consuming liquids
  2. noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
  3. verb take in liquids

Etymology

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

Synonyms

imbibing, imbibition

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