Crossword clues for imbibing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.''
--Sir I. Newton.
Wiktionary
n. The act by which something is imbibed. vb. (present participle of imbibe English)
WordNet
n. the act of consuming liquids [syn: drinking, imbibition]
Usage examples of "imbibing".
The litter of empty wineglasses and carafes suggested some heavy imbibing, but he soon realized that they were not all Sir Jehan's.
With the departure of the two—and I wondering much how Jennifer would comport herself with her roguish father-in-law (though I did not doubt her coolness in his respect)--we sat for a while in the garden imbibing chilled champagne and then retired within to the cool of the drawing room where Clive seemed quietly pleased to find himself in solely feminine company.
Unaccustomed to imbibing liquor, she had succumbed to it more swiftly than they.
It was a pleasure to strike forward with the tongs, spearing into the hard vein, dislodging it, sifting out the nutrient element, imbibing it through the tong-orifice, heaving the refuse sand back to block the passage.