drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

plastered

Synonyms

STRONG

bashed blitzed bombed buzzed crocked flushed flying fried gone inebriated lit loaded pissed polluted potted sauced sloshed stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted

WEAK

boozed up dead drunk dead to the world drunk as a skunk drunken feeling good feeling no pain groggy half in the bag half-crocked high hooched up juiced liquored up schnockered seeing double three sheets to the wind tipsy under the influence under-the-table woozy zonked

NOUN

alcohol abuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

substance abuse

WEAK

alcoholic abuse alcoholism alcoholism abuse dipsomania hitting the bottle

NOUN

consumption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expenditure utilization

STRONG

burning damage decay decrease depletion desolation destruction devastation diminution dispersion dissipation eating exhaustion loss misuse ruin waste

WEAK

consuming swallowing using up wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONG

building construction creation development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase

WEAK

fasting starvation

Example Sentences

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The agency advised staying out of the sun and remaining in an air-conditioned room and drinking plenty of fluids.

From Los Angeles Times

He said his daughter was friends with one of the children killed in the strike and hadn't been properly eating or drinking since then.

From BBC

On Seo-jun's ship they have enough fresh food for 15 days, but drinking water has become a worry.

From BBC

In Darwin, people have been asked to reduce water consumption and boil drinking water after the pump station at the dam that supplies most of the city's water was flooded and stopped working.

From BBC

Welsh Water said the issue "did not impact the quality of drinking water".

From BBC

drinking

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