eating
NounUS[ee-ting]/ˈitɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
feeding
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the act of consuming foodSynonyms: feedingType of consumption, ingestionKinds bite, engorgement, scatophagy, browse, graze, supping, feasting, repletion, tasting, omophagia +5 moreParts chew, chewing
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Eat′ing noun
1. The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding.
2. Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating. colloquial
Eating house, a house where cooked provisions are sold, to be eaten on the premises.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54