eating

About 24.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of eat
2. adjective Bred to be eaten.

   eating chickens; eating quails

3. adjective Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

   Wait! That's not an eating apple.

4. noun The act of ingesting food.
5. noun Food; cooking, cuisine.

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

6. noun The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Similar words

feeding edible devouring swallowing swallow ingestion consumption snack chow feed

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