I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of drink (I)
1. : a drinking party : carousal
2. dialect England : a light lunch eaten between meals
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of drink (I)
1. : addicted to or marked by immoderate consumption of alcoholic beverages
traffic accidents caused by drinking drivers
not a drinking woman
2. : absorbent , bibulous — used of paper or other materials
3.
[from drinking, gerund of drink (I) ]
: used or designed to be used in drinking
a drinking room
especially : used to contain an individual portion of beverage
a drinking glass