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Definition of drinking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drinking

noun
 
/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
 
/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the act of drinking alcohol
    • Drinking is not advised during pregnancy.
    • There are tough penalties for drinking and driving.
    • new measures aimed at preventing underage drinking
    • the health problems associated with heavy drinking
    Topics Social issuesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • binge
    • excessive
    • heavy
    • …
    verb + drinking
    • control
    • cut down on
    • limit
    • …
    drinking + noun
    • bout
    • session
    • buddy
    • …
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