drinking: Meaning and Definition of

drink•ing

1. suitable or safe to drink: drinking water.
2. used in drinking: a drinking glass.
3. addicted to or indulging excessively in alcohol: Is he a drinking man?
4. of or pertaining to the act of drinking, esp. the drinking of alcohol: a drinking companion.

1. habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol: His drinking caused him to lose his job.