imbibing

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noun

The act by which something is imbibed.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of imbibe
nounimbibing (plural imbibings)

plural imbibings

  1. 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 & antonyms

nounThe act by which something is imbibed.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of consuming liquids

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

imbibing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbibing

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“imbibing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbibing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imbibing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbibing.

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