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drinking something like lemonade

drinking something like lemonade is the present participle and gerund of drink something like lemonade.

Meaning of drink something like lemonade

Verb

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

  1. (simile) To drink something (especially an alcoholic drink) easily and in large quantities.
    • The weasel drank his scotch like lemonade and before we had even touched upon our topic of interest he ordered another.2011, Joe Thompson-Swift, A Choice of Evils

Questions about drinking something like lemonade

What is drinking something like lemonade the present participle and gerund of?
Drinking something like lemonade is the present participle and gerund of drink something like lemonade.

Words near drinking something like lemonade in the dictionary

  1. drinking off
  2. drinking one's own Kool-Aid
  3. drinking out
  4. drinking problem
  5. drinking someone under the table
  6. drinking something like lemonade
  7. drinking song
  8. drinking songs
  9. drinking straw
  10. drinking straws
  11. drinking the Kool Aid

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