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Definition of "eating" []

  • Suitable for being eaten, especially without cooking: good eating apples. (adjective)
  • Used in the ingestion of food, as at the table: eating utensils. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "eating" in a sentence
  • "Or eating as much, but thankfully, he is still *eating* enough!"
  • "The thought of, uh, escape had crossed my mind, and then suddenly - suddenly - suddenly I felt like bending the freakin bars back, and ripping out the damn window frames and eating them - yes, * eating* them!"
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