wassailing

Definition of wassailingnext
present participle of wassail
as in drinking
to take part in drunken revelry the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory

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  • Keep beverages and sweets covered, and be wary of drinking from soda cans outdoors since wasps can crawl inside.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The protagonist then goads him into drinking enough to agree to spending the afternoon at her lake house.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • The groundbreaking science underpinning this feature is that moving your body is good for you, and sitting on the couch all day bingeing Netflix and eating a box of microwaved Taquitos is not.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Britpop music and binging prestige TV shows.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Wassailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wassailing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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