to drinkin'
- verb
- /ˈdrɪŋkɪn/
- Informal
:
beber
- Everyone was drinkin' beer at the barbecue last night.
So is she drinking to help get it going?
- So is she drinking to help get it going?
- And I've been, I've been been drinking alone a lot lately.
- I think I just drank it pretty OK I think.
- So I start like reading the Bible while I'm drinking and smoking.
- I mean, there have been times, you know, that I've drank more than one ought.
- John Olivers urine and he's drinking nothing but Doctor Pepper.
- So this keeps me drinking like water and it's good for you.
- They're just high as kites drinking all that champagne, celebrating.
- Can you guys even see that be drinking apple cider?
Examples
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We spent the afternoon drinkin' cold lemonade on the porch.
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They are drinkin' cocktails while enjoying the sunset.
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So is she drinking to help get it going?
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And so I started drinking and I was in it.
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So not that we're drinking all that much these days.
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I literally was drinking wine just before our phone call.
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So this keeps me drinking like water and it's good for you.
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So, yeah, also I'm drinking a protein shake.
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And we sat on the back back porch and we were just drinking tea and studying.
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So I start like reading the Bible while I'm drinking and smoking.
Synonyms
5
8.4
To drink a lot of alcohol
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
drinkin' = drinking (transparent) = drink + ing
Orthographic/dialectal variant of the present participle 'drinking' created by dropping the final g; meaning is identical to the standard form.
Etymology
Drinkin' is an informal spelling of drink + -ing where speakers drop the final 'g' to sound casual. So to say someone is drinkin' simply means they are 'drinking', usually in a relaxed or social way.