LUSHING (UP) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

lushing (up)

verb

present participle of lush (up), slang

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush

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Verb

But there’s a difference between drinking before entering the ring once and corrupting bullfighting for years.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Pearce has stopped drinking alcohol and has turned her experience into an effort to support other breast cancer survivors.

— Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of drinking

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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

Definition of boozing

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