Meaning

4 senses
  1. Suitable to drink.

    drinking water

  2. Used to drink.

    a drinking glass

  3. Addicted to alcohol.

    Are they a drinking person?

  4. Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.

    drinking companions

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more drinking, most drinking
Comparativemore drinking Lesson
Superlativemost drinking Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
drinking — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto