Drink in

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To absorb (liquid). transitive

    "The dry land drank in the rain."

  2. 2
    be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to wordnet
  3. 3
    To absorb; to be completely attentive to. figuratively, transitive

    "They listened to him in rapt silence, drinking in his every word."

Synonyms

All synonyms
absorbadsorbadvert toassimilateattend tobe aware of

Example

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"The dry land drank in the rain."

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