drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
crapulous
adjective
suffering from excessive eating or drinking
crapulent
adjective
suffering from excessive eating or drinking
drink
noun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
drinker
noun
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drinking
noun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
boozer
noun
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
booze
noun
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Saufen
der Akt des übermäßigen Konsums alkoholischer Getränke
🇫🇷French
boire de l'alcool
le fait de boire des boissons alcoolisées avec excès
🇪🇸Spanish
emborrachamiento
el acto de beber bebidas alcohólicas en exceso
🇮🇹Italian
alcolici
l'atto di bere bevande alcoliche in eccesso
🇳🇱Dutch
zuipen
de handeling van het overmatig drinken van alcoholische dranken
🇵🇹Portuguese
bebendo
o ato de consumir bebidas alcoólicas em excesso
🇷🇺Russian
пьянство
злоупотребление алкогольными напитками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शराब पीना
अत्यधिक मात्रा में मादक पेय पदार्थ पीने की क्रिया
🇮🇳Tamil
மது அருந்துதல்
அளவுக்கு அதிகமாக மதுபானங்களை அருந்தும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
మద్యం తాగడం
మద్య పానీయాలను అధికంగా త్రాగే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
मद्यपान
जास्त प्रमाणात मादक पेये पिण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
દારૂ
વધુ પડતા આલ્કોહોલિક પીણા પીવાનું કાર્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಡಿತ
ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മദ്യപാനം
ലഹരിപാനീയങ്ങൾ അമിതമായി കുടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਰਾਬ
ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
شراب پینا
الکحل والے مشروبات کو ضرورت سے زیادہ پینے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
喝酒
过量饮酒的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
酒を飲む
アルコール飲料を過剰に飲む行為
🇰🇷Korean
술을 마시는
술을 과도하게 마시는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
say rượu
hành vi uống đồ uống có cồn quá mức
🇹🇭Thai
การดื่มเหล้า
การดื่มเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
minuman keras
tindakan meminum minuman beralkohol secara berlebihan
🇵🇭Filipino
naglalasing
ang pagkilos ng pag-inom ng mga inuming nakalalasing nang labis
🇲🇾Malay
minum arak
perbuatan meminum minuman beralkohol secara berlebihan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إسراف في الشراب
فعل شرب المشروبات الكحولية بكثرة
🇮🇷Persian
مشروب خوردن
عمل نوشیدن بیش از حد مشروبات الکلی
🇹🇷Turkish
içki içmek
aşırı alkollü içki içme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
אלכוהול
הפעולה של שתיית משקאות אלכוהוליים בצורה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'boozing'?
The primary meaning of 'boozing' is 'the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'boozing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'boozing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'boozing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'boozing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'boozing' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'boozing' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'boozing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'boozing' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'boozing' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'boozing' as formal, casual, or slang?
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Archaic
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