eating

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈiːtɪŋ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈitɪŋ/, [ˈiɾɪŋ]

Verb

1. present participle of eat#English|eat

Adjective

eating (not comparable)

1. Bred to be eaten.

   eating chickens; eating quails

2. Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

   Wait! That's not an eating apple.

Noun

eating

1. The act of ingesting food.
2. (informal, dialectal) Food; cooking, cuisine.

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

3. The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Synonyms

• (ingesting food) dining, consuming, consumption

Translations

• German: Essen
• Italian: mangiare
• Portuguese: consumível
• Russian: приём пища

Translations

• Portuguese: comestível
• Russian: еда́

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