eating

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːtɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈitɪŋ/, [ˈiɾɪŋ]
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  • Hyphenation: eat‧ing

Verb

eating

  1. present participle of eat

Adjective

eating (not comparable)

  1. Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
    Wait! That's not an eating apple.

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Noun

eating (countable and uncountable, plural eatings)

  1. The act of ingesting food.
  2. (informal, dialectal) Food; cooking, cuisine.
    I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
  3. The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

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