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Meaning of drunken

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

drunken

Pronunciation:/ˈdɹʌŋkən/

verb

Definitions

  1. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

    Example: He drank the water I gave him.

  2. (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

    Example: Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.

  3. To consume alcoholic beverages.

    Example: Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.

  4. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage

    Example: "What'll we do with the drunken sailor, ..."

  2. Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.

  3. Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.

    Example: a drunken display of crude exuberance

  4. Saturated with liquid