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eating
[ ee-ting ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that eats.
- food with reference to its quality or tastiness when eaten:
This fish is delicious eating.
adjective
- used in eating:
They brought out plates and eating utensils for dinner.
- good or fit to eat, especially raw: Compare baking ( def 5 ), cooking ( def 4 ).
A sweet, crisp Gala is the perfect eating apple for a summer salad.
eating
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- food, esp in relation to its quality or taste
this fruit makes excellent eating
adjective
- relating to or suitable for eating, esp uncooked
eating pears
- relating to or for eating
an eating house
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of eating1
Example Sentences
Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.
Nearly 80 students across two high schools in Cianjur, south of the capital Jakarta, fell ill after eating the meals this week.
"I always was insecure about my body, and that got highlighted as I got famous," says the singer, who last year revealed he'd developed an eating disorder due to body dysmorphia.
Speaking on her most recent Goop podcast this week, she said: "I went into hardcore macrobiotic for a certain time, that was an interesting chapter where I got obsessed with eating very, very healthily."
I like eating my tinned fish straight from the can alongside cheese, toasted bread, spreads, pickles and fresh fruits.
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