LUSHING (UP) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

lushing (up)

verb

present participle of lush (up), slang

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush

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People can get the stomach bug by eating and drinking food and water contaminated with poop.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Alcohol disrupts sleep, but drinking earlier may give your body more time to process it before bedtime, reducing its impact on sleep quality.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026

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Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.

— Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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