Synonyms of drinking

drinking

verb

present participle of drink

1

as in sipping

to swallow in liquid form

the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipping
• gulping
• quaffing
• imbibing
• supping
• swigging
• licking
• swilling
• guzzling
• slurping
• sucking
• consuming
• hoisting
• knocking back
• tippling
• slugging (down)
• downing
• tossing (down or off)
• belting (down)
• pounding (down)
• toasting
• wining
• lapping
• killing
• ingurgitating
• putting away
• mouthing (down)
• nipping
• pledging

2

as in boozing

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

we're worried that she's started drinking again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boozing
• reveling
• tippling
• guzzling
• bibbing
• revelling
• soaking
• carousing
• imbibing
• hitting the bottle
• boozing it up
• liquoring (up)
• lushing (up)
• nipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstaining

• abstaining

3

as in absorbing

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absorbing
• imbibing
• sipping
• swallowing
• quaffing
• sponging
• swigging
• swilling
• slurping
• guzzling
• gulping
• taking up
• soaking (up)
• sucking (up)