eating

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eating^¹

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ UK
/ˈi.tɪŋ/ US
[ˈi.ɾɪŋ] US
/ˈiːtɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -iːtɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of eat

adjective

not comparable Bred to be eaten. eating chickens; eating quails
not comparable Suitable to be eaten without being cooked. Wait! That's not an eating apple.

eating^²

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ UK
/ˈi.tɪŋ/ US
[ˈi.ɾɪŋ] US
/ˈiːtɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -iːtɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.

noun eatings

countable, uncountable The act of ingesting food. Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.
Similar: dining, consuming, consumption
countable, dialectal, informal, uncountable Food; cooking, cuisine. I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
countable, uncountable The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: feeding, edible, devouring, swallowing, swallow, ingestion, consumption, snack, chow, feed, depascent, food, consume, binge, feeder, nourishment

Translations

Every language

noun the act of consuming food

한국어	먹기 meokgi
日本語	食べること taberu koto
हिन्दी	भक्षण bhakṣaṇ
Kiswahili	kula
Português	consumível
Deutsch	Essen
Italiano	mangiare
Русский	приём пи́щи prijóm píšči, приня́тие пи́щи prinjátije píšči
العربية	أَكْل ʔakl
עברית	אֲכִילָה

noun food, comestibles

Português	comestível
Français	bouffe, manger
Русский	еда́ jedá, пи́ща píšča

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@misc{eating_2026,
  title = {eating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}