eating
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
eating
- present participle of eat
AdjectiveEdit
eating (not comparable)
- Bred to be eaten.
- eating chickens; eating quails
- Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
- Wait! That's not an eating apple.
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Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
eating (countable and uncountable, plural eatings)
- The act of ingesting food.
- (informal, dialectal) Food; cooking, cuisine.
- I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
- The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
SynonymsEdit
- (ingesting food): dining, consuming, consumption
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
the act of consuming food
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food, comestibles