Definitions for eatingˈi tɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eat•ingˈi tɪŋ(n.)

  1. the act of a person or thing that eats.

  2. food with reference to its quality when eaten:

    This fish is delicious eating.

  3. (adj.)good or fit to eat, esp. raw

    eating apples.

    Ref: (disting. from cooking) 4

  4. (adj.)used in eating:

    eating utensils.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of eating:

1125–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. eating, feeding(noun)

    the act of consuming food

Wiktionary

  1. eating(Noun)

    the act of consuming food

  2. eating(Noun)

    food, comestibles

    I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!

  3. eating(Adjective)

    Suitable to be eaten without being cooked

    Wait! That's not an eating apple.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eating(u)

    of Eat

  2. Eating(noun)

    the act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding

  3. Eating(noun)

    something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Eating

    The consumption of edible substances.


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