imbibing
imbibing is the present participle and gerund of imbibe.
Meaning of imbibe
Verb
imbibe (third-person singular simple present imbibes, present participle imbibing, simple past and past participle imbibed)
- To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- Perhaps in the case of the vodka-drinking peasant it is this weekly parboil which saves his life and postpones the dreadful day when the constant imbibing of unlimited quantities of the deadly liquor must be paid for.1899, John A. Logan, Jr., In Joyful Russia, 2nd edition, New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 185
- To take in; absorb.
- to imbibe knowledge
- To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.
Noun
imbibing (plural imbibings)
- The act by which something is imbibed.
- Many women neglected the daily herbal baths and imbibings which helped pelvic dilation.2001, Moses Isegawa, Abyssinian chronicles, page 73
- Synonyms:
- imbibition
Synonyms of imbibing
Forms of imbibing
| plural | imbibings |
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Questions about imbibing
- What does imbibing mean?
- Imbibing means the act by which something is imbibed.
- What is imbibing the present participle and gerund of?
- Imbibing is the present participle and gerund of imbibe.
- What part of speech is imbibing?
- Imbibing is a noun.
- What is the plural of imbibing?
- The plural of imbibing is imbibings.
Words near imbibing in the dictionary
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