boozing

present participle of booze
as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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Recent Examples of boozing At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97. Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
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drinking
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  • Some people find that drinking it on an empty stomach, such as before breakfast, can also lead to digestive upset or acid reflux.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • They're instructed to wait 30 minutes before eating, drinking or taking other oral medicines.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Boozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boozing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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