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wining

Variant of wine

noun

  1. the fermented juice of grapes, used as an alcoholic beverage and in cooking, religious ceremonies, etc.: wines vary in color (red, white, rosé, etc.) and sugar content (sweet, dry, etc.), may be effervescent (sparkling) or noneffervescent (still), and are sometimes strengthened with additional alcohol (fortified)
  2. the fermented juice of other fruits or plants, used as an alcoholic beverage: dandelion wine
  3. anything having an intoxicating or exhilarating effect
  4. a dark, purplish red resembling the color of red wines

transitive verb, intransitive verb wined, wining

to provide with or drink wine: usually in the phrase , to entertain lavishly with food, drink, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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