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drinking with the flies

drinking with the flies is the present participle and gerund of drink with the flies.

Meaning of drink with the flies

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, idiomatic) To drink alcohol while alone.

Questions about drinking with the flies

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

Words near drinking with the flies in the dictionary

  1. drinking under
  2. drinking up
  3. drinking vinegar
  4. drinking water
  5. drinking waters
  6. drinking with the flies
  7. drinking-cup
  8. drinking-cups
  9. drinking-horn
  10. drinking-horns
  11. drinking-straw

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