drinking

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dring′king)

From the verb drink: (⇒ conjugate)
drinking is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "drinking"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drinking" in context.

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drink

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. drink [water, soda, tea, alcohol]
  2. drink up!
  3. drink (up) your [milk, juice]
  4. drink from a [glass, cup, tumbler, mug, goblet]
  5. drink out of a [glass]
  6. drink to [our success, your achievements]
  7. drink (to) your (good) health
  8. drank a toast (to)
  9. (don't) drink and drive
  10. he doesn't drink
  11. drank too much (last night)
  12. always drinks too much
  13. drank [five] [beers, glasses of wine]
  14. (go out) drinking with (your) [friends, coworkers]
  15. drink yourself into [a stupor, an early grave]
  16. too young to drink
  17. should drink [more, less] [water, beer, soda]
  18. drink through a straw
  19. drink in the (stunning) [landscape, scenery]
n
  1. [alcoholic, non-alcoholic, soft] drinks
  2. a [refreshing, cold] drink of water
  3. [an isotonic, an energy, a fitness] drink
  4. [learn, know how] to mix drinks
  5. can I [buy, make] you a drink?
  6. let's have a drink (together)
  7. let's (go) [get, grab] a drink
  8. let me grab a quick drink (of water)
  9. get a drink after work
  10. get a drink for happy hour
  11. need a (stiff) drink after that
  12. a (stiff) drink to take the edge off
  13. have the drinks at the [bar, table]
  14. [gulped down, polished off, downed] his drink
  15. a drink with [friends, co workers]
  16. [rum, gin, vodka] is my drink of choice
  17. [rum] is my favorite drink
  18. a drink to your [success, health, achievement]
  19. hold on, I need (to get) a drink (first)
  20. can I have a drink of your [beer, water]?
  21. what [will you have, would you like] for a drink?
  22. what's your drink?
  23. (serves) food and drink
  24. [wines, spirits, beer] and soft drinks
n as adj
  1. drink [glasses, recipes]
'drinking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
English - age - bar - binge - campus - chocolate - club - cope - damn - dangerous - den - deterrent - drink - drown - early - embarrassment - enemy - enforce - evil - excess - fireplace - fit - forsake - fountain - fuzzy - give - habit - haze - heavy - hour - impair - induce - intervention - jolly - lately - lean - limit - minor - must - of late - puke - quarry - quit - rebuke - refrain - revert - shot - sick - snug - sober

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