imbibing
Consuming liquid refreshment
Imbibing is drinking, especially alcoholic beverages: We spent the evening imbibing on the patio.
The word carries a slightly formal or humorous tone—you're more likely to say someone was imbibing than simply drinking when you want to sound wry or literary.
By extension, to imbibe can mean to absorb ideas or influences: She imbibed her parents' love of music.
Drinking in small mouthfuls
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- quaffingDrinking deeply, eagerly
- swiggingDrinking in large mouthfuls
- chuggingDrinking rapidly, continuously
tippling · slurping · supping · nipping · guzzling · swilling · potation · libation
Completely saturated with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
diffusion · seepage · percolation · infiltration · retention · penetration · wicking · steeping
sipping
Drinking in small mouthfuls
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- quaffingDrinking deeply, eagerly
- swiggingDrinking in large mouthfuls
chugging · tippling · slurping · supping · nipping · guzzling · swilling · potation · libation · toast
soaking
Completely saturated with liquid
- saturationState of complete permeation
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
assimilation · diffusion · seepage · percolation · infiltration · retention · penetration · wicking · steeping · infusion
assimilating
Absorbing into a whole
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- acquiringGaining possession of
- internalizingMaking beliefs your own
digesting · taking · grasping · receiving · adopting · embracing · cultivating · steeped · immersing · soaking
- absorptionabsorb, absorption, sorption, uptake, adsorption
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
imbibingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
refraining · spitting out · expelling · regurgitating · refusing
imbibingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
teetotaling · staying sober · going dry · drying out · sobering up