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drinking off

drinking off is the present participle and gerund of drink off.

Meaning of drink off

Verb

drink off (third-person singular simple present drinks off, present participle drinking off, simple past drank off, past participle drunk off)

  1. (dated) To drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
    • Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off; […]c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about drinking off

What is drinking off the present participle and gerund of?
Drinking off is the present participle and gerund of drink off.

Words near drinking off in the dictionary

  1. drinking holes
  2. drinking horn
  3. drinking horns
  4. drinking in
  5. drinking man's degree
  6. drinking off
  7. drinking one's own Kool-Aid
  8. drinking out
  9. drinking problem
  10. drinking someone under the table
  11. drinking something like lemonade

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