wassailing

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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  • To manage your thirst, try limiting your salt intake, drinking enough water throughout the day, and regulating your bedroom temperature.
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  • Then last year, Tuco started drinking more water than usual.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Back at Focus Fest, Liam Newman, a North Hollywood sound engineer and Letterboxd user, came to the event after binging Lanthimos’ oeuvre and is looking forward to the director’s latest.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Wassailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wassailing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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