boozing

present participle of booze
as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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Recent Examples of boozing Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances. — Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97. — Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boozing
drinking
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  • Many consumers are drinking less or buying ready-to-drink beverages such as beer and canned cocktails.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The result was 90% of farmers in the country living in poverty with virtually all of them drinking unclean water.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Boozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boozing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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