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  • present participle of drink.
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drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /






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“I hope they help us,” said Paula Fernández, a resident who lugs gallon bottles of water for drinking and cooking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“People eating and drinking us more is the first step to value share,” the CFO, who joined Nestlé from the London Stock Exchange in March 2024, tells Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She also checks her blood sugar, for her diabetes, and to see how much water she is drinking, for her kidneys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Fukushima mayor said officials also saw the bear drinking water from a tap, adding it may have turned the handle itself, and describing it as being "extremely intelligent."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rubio and Zeta-4 are already chewing what looks like a compressed prune square and drinking from their cups.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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