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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drinking

From there, the camera captures the lovebirds and their friends running through halls naked, romping around in bed, dancing, and drinking champagne in customary rock star fashion. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

The family had also been working with a feeding tube as Keough dealt with difficulty eating and drinking during treatment. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

It was crowded with guests like Schrader, Chloë Sevigny, and Alessandro Nivola spilling out into the restaurant, drinking and reminiscing quite loudly about their work with Killer over the years. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

The businessman and host of the annual Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Tournament had not been drinking, and was not ticketed in connection with crash, a police report showed. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Talk about consequences for reckless behavior, such as driving too fast or getting in the car with someone who has been drinking. — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 16 Sep. 2026

In the dark comedy Bad Santa, Thornton plays Willie, a miserable, heavy-drinking con man who dresses up as Santa with his elf sidekick (Tony Cox) to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

Calcium and magnesium are essential minerals, and drinking hard water can contribute to your intake of both. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

But drinking wine did not strengthen the relationship between intelligence and wine knowledge in the same way professional experience did. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026