eating

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adjective

eat·​ing ˈē-tiŋ How to pronounce eating (audio)
Synonyms of eatingnext
1
: used for eating
eating utensils
2
: suitable to eat
the finest eating fish
also : suitable to eat raw
an eating apple

eating

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present participle of eat entry 1

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Adjective crab apples are not actually eating apples
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In addition to guidelines that prohibit explicit pro-eating disorder content, Instagram and TikTok have dedicated pages about getting help for eating disorders. — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026 Sporks have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Rhode Island, and as the traveler’s preferred eating utensil, they’re destined to go ever further. — James Stout, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026 America Healthy Again, the clean-eating, vaccine-skeptical movement that opposes corruption in the food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 Nightmares and negative emotions during dreams were also more common among study participants who reported unhealthier eating patterns, Nielsen told Health. — Kristen Fischer, Health, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for eating

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First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of eating was in the 15th century

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“Eating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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