Thesaurus results for BELTING (DOWN)

belting (down)

verb

Definition of belting (down)

present participle of belt (down)

as in sipping

to swallow in liquid form I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game

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Beneath it, sits Dua Lipa and her agent, sipping gin martinis.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Here, visitors enjoy the panoramic views of the countryside while sipping cups of tea and dipping strips of fresh cassava into local honey.

— Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sipping

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The officer, Michael Zerfas, testified that Oates had not been drinking, using drugs or on his cellphone.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The backstory For most of my life, the Old Dutch Inn has been just a faint memory of kicking my legs from a bar stool, drinking a Shirley Temple next to my late grandmother, who would likely have been nursing a gin and tonic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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For more than three decades now, the cafe has welcomed LGBTQ+ locals, travelers, and anyone else looking for a warm, welcoming place to have a rollicking good time, whether that means cheering on their favorite drag queen or knocking back drinks with a hot date.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Return of the party crowd At Zuma, a stalwart venue of the usually busy lifestyle scene in the Dubai International Financial Centre, some of the party crowd are back, getting down to DJs and knocking back pricy cocktails.

— Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026

Definition of knocking back

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