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• eating — [ēt′iŋ] n. 1. the action of a person or thing that eats 2. something edible, with reference to its quality as food adj. 1. that eats or consumes 2. good for eating uncooked [eating apples] 3. used for eating or dining [eating utensils, an eating… …   English World dictionary

• Eating — Eat ing, n. 1. The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding. [1913 Webster] 2. Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Eating house}, a house where cooked provisions are sold, to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Eating — Eat redirects here. For other uses of eat , or EAT as an abbreviation or acronym, see EAT (disambiguation). Feeding redirects here. For other uses, see Feeding (disambiguation). Part of a series on Meals …   Wikipedia

• eating — Synonyms and related words: cannibal, cannibalistic, carnivorous, commensal, dietetic, dining, drinking, engorgement, engulfment, feeding, flesh eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous, grain eating, graminivorous, granivorous, grass eating,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• eating — adjective Date: 15th century 1. used for eating < eating utensils > 2. suitable to eat < the finest eating fish >; also suitable to eat raw < an eating apple > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eating — /ee ting/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that eats. 2. food with reference to its quality or tastiness when eaten: This fish is delicious eating. adj. 3. good or fit to eat, esp. raw (distinguished from cooking): eating apples. 4. used in… …   Universalium

• eating — eat•ing [[t]ˈi tɪŋ[/t]] 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[/ex] 3) good or fit to eat, esp. raw (disting. from cooking 2)): eating apples[/ex] 4) cvb used… …   From formal English to slang

• eating — adj. 1 suitable for eating (eating apple). 2 used for eating (eating house) …   Useful english dictionary

• eating — 1. adjective /iːtɪŋ/ Suitable to be eaten without being cooked Wait! Thats not an eating apple. 2. noun /iːtɪŋ/ a) the act of consuming food I remember when we visited …   Wiktionary

• eating — noun Eating is used before these nouns: ↑apple, ↑binge, ↑disorder, ↑establishment, ↑habit, ↑plan Eating is used after these nouns: ↑binge …   Collocations dictionary

• eating — /ˈitɪŋ/ (say eeting) verb 1. present participle of eat. –noun 2. the act of someone or something that eats. 3. food with reference to the quality perceived when eaten: this fish is delicious eating. –adjective 4. suitable to be eaten, especially… …