imbibing
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6.8
- noun
- /ɪmˈbaɪbɪŋ/
- She and Martin's father met by way of a flurry of meaningful looks traded in a discotheque on a Saturday night, looks that soon led to amateur Latin dancing and enthusiastic imbibing of provocatively named cocktails.
Examples
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Such was my family's determination after long deliberation of the matter and after much imbibing of the pulqoo.
Fiction book (1993) -
- ♪ Imbibing quarts of bathtub gin ♪ - Bronchitis.
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(Apart from some imbibing, of course.)
Blog text (14) -
Fact is, your p93 kind favors imbibing, which is a simple thing of nature, and these things just happen.
Fiction book (1995) -
Our girl's imbibing?
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No imbibing.
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I'd like to dedicate this imbibing of intoxicating elixirs.
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He referred, of course, to Riker's bachelor party, held the night before: the Klingon had been less than circumspect in his imbibing.
Fiction book (2002) -
Diners are perfect for college students—old enough to require the recovery a greasy breakfast can bring after a night of studying or imbibing, yet young enough not to care about its effects on your health—and the Upper Valley is full of options.
Blog text (17) -
During the summer party, the friends enjoyed imbibing refreshing cocktails by the pool.
Synonyms
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1.0
To put water or other liquids into your mouth and swallow
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3.0
How much food and drink a person eats or drinks
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4.1
Taking food or drink into the body through the mouth
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6.5
Drinking a large amount of liquid very quickly
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8.0
Drinking a lot of alcohol in a way that harms health
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9.3
Drinking liquid slowly, often with a spoon or from a bowl
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9.6
A casual gathering where people drink alcohol
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9.9
A drink that has alcohol or the act of drinking alcohol
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8.2
Drinking very large amounts of liquid quickly, often alcohol
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9.9
The taking in of liquid, for example when seeds take in water
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Etymology
The word imbibing comes from Latin parts in- 'in' and bibere 'to drink'. So imbibing still means taking liquids 'into' your body, in other words 'drinking'.