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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  • However, hyponatremia, a condition that results from drinking too much water and effectively diluting the sodium content of your blood, can actually be far more dangerous.
    Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Binge drinking — defined as drinking five plus beverages in one sitting — drove the most liver disease deaths, with the greatest risk among those who engaged in binge drinking while living with type 2 diabetes or hypertension.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
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  • The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • 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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  • Most often, chairs are a tool for sedentary tasks, like working at a computer, eating dinner, or binging Netflix.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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  • Our friends converted their 400-person reception hall wedding into a spirited dance party at their home, with small groups of well-wishers, each small enough to fit into their bomb shelter, taking turns reveling.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Wassailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wassailing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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