drinking
Definitions
Noun
- The act of consuming liquids
- The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Verb
- Take in liquids
- Consume alcohol
- Propose a toast to
- Be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
- Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "drinking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | drifting | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | dismaying | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deserting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "drinking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | driving | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | dining | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | ringing | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | sinking | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | linking | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | rinsing | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | ranking | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | draining | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | shrinking | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | ruining | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | risking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | inkling | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | reinking | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | wrinkling | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | drinkwine | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | reining | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | durning | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | droning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "drinking" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking water | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "drinking" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "drinking" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | club | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | countries | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "drinking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
'Very disturbing': Prosecutors say driver was more than twice drinking limit when she nearly ran over officers, bystanders at Scoop Waukegan
Jul 13, 2026 Lake and McHenry County Scanner
Jul 13, 2026 Lake and McHenry County Scanner
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Jul 14, 2026 Public Health Communication Centre
Jul 14, 2026 Public Health Communication Centre