eating
//ˈiːtɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- eatings
Definitions
1.present participle and gerund of eat
- Tom has just finished eating dinner.
- I regret eating those oysters.
- I am eating an apple.
1.Bred to be eaten.
2.Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
- Wait! That's not an eating apple.
1.The act of ingesting food.
- Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.
2.The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4134
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English etynge
From Old English eting.