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Uncommondrunken
The correct spelling is drunken.
How to pronounce drunken
/ˈdɹʌŋkən/
verbIPA: /ˈdɹʌŋkən/
Say it like: Dru-nke-n
The correct spelling is drunken. 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.
adjective
- 1.Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
- 2.Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
- 3.Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
- 4.Saturated with liquid
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