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The correct spelling is drunk.
How to pronounce drunk
/dɹʌŋk/
verbIPA: /dɹʌŋk/
Say it like: Dru-nk
The correct spelling is drunk. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. For example: "He drank the water I gave him."
Usage Examples
“He drank the water I gave him.”
“Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.”
“Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- 2.(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- 3.To consume alcoholic beverages.
- 4.To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- 5.To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
noun
- 1.One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
- 2.A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
- 3.A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.
- 4.A drunken state.
adjective
- 1.Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- 2.Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- 3.(usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
- 4.Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
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