imbibing

present participle of imbibe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imbibing Millennials and Gen Xers saw a 14-point fall in the last year alone, with just 56 percent of them now imbibing. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbibing
Verb
  • Rey laughed and left the deck on the table, sipping on his Kola Champagne.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • All the Phillies players are left with is the memory of watching the Dodgers’ celebration before sipping beers as the sadness settled.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first person to stop drinking or vomit was deemed the loser of the challenge, the lawsuit said.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But with each year, the festival began to feel looser, with kids hanging out and drinking, showing up for the party; at moments, women would be dancing barefoot in their brassieres.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The eight books below are all absorbing enough to draw in longtime romance fans and newbies alike.
    Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The more than one hundred-year-old company knows a thing or two about butter, and gave us pointers for how to keep butter fresh, safe to eat, and not absorbing odors.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Imbibing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbibing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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