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Definition of Imbibing
1. Noun. The act of consuming liquids.
Generic synonyms: Consumption, Ingestion, Intake, Uptake
Specialized synonyms: Gulping, Guzzling, Swilling, Potation
Derivative terms: Drink, Imbibe, Imbibe
Definition of Imbibing
1. Verb. (present participle of imbibe) ¹
2. Noun. The act by which something is imbibed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imbibing
1. imbibe [v] - See also: imbibe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imbibing
Literary usage of Imbibing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1868)
"Such bodies, as I take it, are not mere albuminous drops, but globules formed by
the uniform expansion of a viscid imbibing material. ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1886)
"... poured out into glasses or other little vessels for imbibing. The " caudle "
was made in various ways, FIG. I. crowned head. The footboard is curved and ..."
3. St. Martin and St. Barts Alive! by Harriet Greenberg (2003)
"... tr 65-74-81 Manapany Cottages (Anse des Cayes) has its piano bar on the terrace
adjacent to the crashing waves, v 27-66-55. imbibing, Music, Etc. ..."
4. William Harvey: A History of the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood by Robert Willis (1878)
"TRANSFUSION OF THE BLOOD FROM ARTERIES TO VEINS, AND THE imbibing POWER OF THE
VEINS. IN speaking thus of the cause of the motion of the heart, the doctrine ..."
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