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Meaning of "hard-drinking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD-DRINKING

hard-drinking  [ˌhɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD-DRINKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard-Drinking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HARD-DRINKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard-drinking in the English dictionary

The definition of hard-drinking in the dictionary is tending to drink excessive amounts of alcohol.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARD-DRINKING


blinking
ˈblɪŋkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
freethinking
ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ
index-linking
ˌɪndeksˈlɪŋkɪŋ
nondrinking
ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
nonthinking
ˌnɒnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
pinking
ˈpɪŋkɪŋ
plinking
ˈplɪŋkɪŋ
quick-thinking
ˌkwɪkˈθɪŋkɪŋ
right-thinking
ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ
shrinking
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
sinking
ˈsɪŋkɪŋ
slinking
ˈslɪŋkɪŋ
stinking
ˈstɪŋkɪŋ
thinking
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unblinking
ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ
unshrinking
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unwinking
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ
winking
ˈwɪŋkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD-DRINKING

hard-ass
hard-assed
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
hard-earned
hard-edge
hard-edged
hard-faced
hard-fought
hard-hat
hard-headed
hard-headedly
hard-headedness
hard-hit
hard-hitting
hard-left
hard-luck story
hard-mouthed
hard-nosed
hard-on

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD-DRINKING

banking
binge drinking
bonking
booking
e-banking
high-ranking
home banking
lateral thinking
m-banking
Nanking
planking
positive thinking
quick thinking
ranking
retail banking
spanking
tanking
telephone banking
top-ranking
trunking
wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of hard-drinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hard-drinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD-DRINKING

Find out the translation of hard-drinking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard-drinking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard-drinking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bebedor
570 millions of speakers

English

hard-drinking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़ी मेहनत से पीने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثابت الشرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трудно питьевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alcoólatra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ড মদ্যপান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

buveur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minum keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hard- Trinkwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハード飲酒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 음주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngombé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó uống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின குடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड पिणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert-içme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hard- potabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trudne do picia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важко питної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu - de băut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρό πόσιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard -drink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårt drickande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hard- drikking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard-drinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-DRINKING»

The term «hard-drinking» is regularly used and occupies the 66.870 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-DRINKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard-drinking

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QUOTES WITH «HARD-DRINKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard-drinking.
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Iggy Pop
What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD-DRINKING»

Discover the use of hard-drinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard-drinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in ...
"Honduras is violent." Adrienne Pine situates this oft-repeated claim at the center of her vivid and nuanced chronicle of Honduran subjectivity.
Adrienne Pine, 2008
2
Drunkard: A Hard-Drinking Life
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg loved his job, his wife, and his two young sons.
Neil Steinberg, 2008
3
The Hidden Masters and the Unspeakable Evil. a Hard Drinking ...
Described by one reader as "Fear and Loathing in Blackpool meets the Illuminatus trilogy" this is the story of Nigel, Wayne and Clint and their quest to thwart a mysterious evil conspiracy.
Jack Barrow, 2012
4
History of Some of the Effects of Hard Drinking the Sixth ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Coakley Lettsom, 2010
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Hints Respecting the Effects of Hard Drinking by John ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Coakley Lettsom, 2010
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The Drunken Journalist: The Biography of a Film Stereotype
The Drunken Journalist: The Biography of a Film Stereotype analyzes the stereotype of the hard-drinking journalist, with the goal of discovering why it exists and how it operates in films.
Howard Good, 2000
7
Johnny Astronaut
In the future, disco is king. Johnny Astronaut is the remarkable true story of a hard-drinking, disco-dancing space P.I. who gets involved in a bizarre mystery of interstellar proportions.
Rory Carmichael, 2004
8
Calcium and Magnesium in Drinking-water: Public Health ...
Can calcium and magnesium ("hardness") in drinking water contribute to preventing disease? This book documents the outputs of an unprecedented group of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to address this question.
‎2009
9
A Streetcar Named Desire
His father, Cornelius Coffin Williams, a hard drinking, bad tempered, coarse man who called his son "Miss Nancy", was often absent from the household - he had " fallen in love with long distances" like the father in The Glass Menagerie - in his ...
Tennessee Williams, 1995
10
Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News
old-time days, I think, of journalism, like the old-time days of a lot of businesses, are subtly gone, where – and I was never really a part ofthat – where hard- drinking, hard-living kind of romantic world, I mean it's a business.” Notwithstanding the ...
Lydia Miljan, Barry Cooper, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD-DRINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard-drinking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jason Isbell Lightens Up—A Little - WSJ
It was a redemptive moment for Mr. Isbell, the once hard-drinking roots-music singer-and songwriter whose personal life had been in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Don't cry for Shane Watson, one of Australian cricket's great anti …
... Shane Warne, Ian Healy, Ricky Ponting – these are the type of gregarious, expressive, hot-tempered, hard-drinking cricketers Australia likes. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Review: Frivolity and substance drive 'One Slight Hitch' at American …
... chaos are Courtney's father, Doc Coleman (Brian Webb Russell), and friend Melanie, a hard-drinking nurse played by Jonelle Marie Meyer. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
4
Amy Schumer, OITNB: Women Fight Culture's Tyranny of Pretty …
Schumer stars as Amy, a hard-drinking, hilarious New York writer who enjoys one-night stands. This makes her a little bit like Carrie from Sex ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
5
A belated farewell to Ken Stabler, the perfect Raider, the bad boy all …
Never did a hard-drinking, hard-living quarterback nicknamed The Snake belong more on a team than with this one -- soot-black and pig-iron ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Manhattan Vampires Club Summons Lennon, Nilsson & Alice …
The self-branded Hollywood Vampires was a supergroup of hard-drinking, hugely-talented musicians including Lennon, Nilsson, Mickey ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
7
Amy Schumer not a Trainwreck when it comes to sex and booze
In Trainwreck, opening Friday, Schumer plays a hard-drinking, round-heeled magazine writer named Amy who thinks that romantic commitment ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
8
Amy Schumer not a Trainwreck when it comes to sex and booze …
In Trainwreck, opening Friday, Schumer plays a hard-drinking, round-heeled magazine writer named Amy who thinks that romantic commitment ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
9
EXCLUSIVE : Sneak Peek Clip From Travel Channel's New Series …
... join the circus. But he does leave his comfort zone behind by joining in on a sing-along with some hard-drinking (and hard-swearing) locals. «Seat42F, Jul 15»
10
Cinemax's 'Outcast' Gets Posessed in First Full Comic-Con Trailer
Also among the cast is Philip Glenister in the hard-drinking, hard-gambling role of Reverend Anderson, a West Virginian evangelical preacher ... «ScreenCrush, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hard-Drinking [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hard-drinking>. May 2024 ».
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