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eating

//ˈiːtɪŋ//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Forms

Plural
eatings

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.present participle and gerund of eat

    • Tom has just finished eating dinner.
    • I regret eating those oysters.
    • I am eating an apple.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Bred to be eaten.

  2. 2.Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

    • Wait! That's not an eating apple.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The act of ingesting food.

    • Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.
  2. 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
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Word family

Etymology

From Middle English etynge

From Old English eting.

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