Drinking

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts8 letters

Definition of Drinking

verb

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
"He drank the water I gave him."
(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
"Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."
To consume alcoholic beverages.
"Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking."
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.

noun

An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

Anagrams of Drinking

Words You Can Make

45 words can be made from the letters in "drinking":

7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

diking dining indign inking irking niding riding

5-LETTER WORDS

drink grind indri iring kinin rigid

4-LETTER WORDS

ding dink dirk gink gird girn grid grin irid kind king kirn nidi rind ring+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

dig din gid gin ink inn irk kid kin kir rid rig rin

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "drinking" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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