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eating en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈi.tɪŋ/ (US)
  • [ˈi.ɾɪŋ] (US)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Bred to be eaten.
    • eating chickens; eating quails
  2. (not-comparable) Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
    • Wait! That's not an eating apple.

Deriveds

eating apple

Translations (1)

fi ruoka- (suitable to be eaten without cooking)

eating en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈi.tɪŋ/ (US)
  • [ˈi.ɾɪŋ] (US)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of eat
    form of eat

eating en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈi.tɪŋ/ (US)
  • [ˈi.ɾɪŋ] (US)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈiːtɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of ingesting food.
    • Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 159:
  2. (countable, dialectal, informal, uncountable) Food; cooking, cuisine.
    • I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
    • These pears are good eating.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eatings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

eating house · worm-eating warbler · plant-eating · sin eating · miseating · intuitive eating · emotional eating · eating psychopathology · eating habit · social eating · biblical eating · snake-eating cobra · stress eating · eating disorder · fish-eating · eating irons · large leaf-eating ladybird

Synonyms

consuming (ingesting food) · consumption (ingesting food) · dining (ingesting food)

Translations (44)

cs jezení (the act of consuming food) · nay yayun (the act of consuming food) · it mangiare (the act of consuming food) · te తినుట (the act of consuming food) · ru приём пи́щи (the act of consuming food) · sw kula (the act of consuming food) · izh söökki (food, comestibles) · de Essen (the act of consuming food) · ziw kudya class 15 (the act of consuming food) · izh rooka (food, comestibles) · bg храна́ (food, comestibles) · hu evés (the act of consuming food) · fi ruoka (food, comestibles) · id pemakanan (the act of consuming food) · izh toittu (food, comestibles) · uk ї́жа (food, comestibles) · pt comestível (food, comestibles) · ko 먹기 (the act of consuming food) · he אֲכִילָה (the act of consuming food) · hi भक्षण (the act of consuming food) · kab učči (the act of consuming food) · gmw-ecg Assn (the act of consuming food) · ny kudyá (the act of consuming food) · mk јадење (the act of consuming food) · ar أَكْل (the act of consuming food) · bg хра́нене (the act of consuming food) · fr bouffe (food, comestibles) · fi syöminen (the act of consuming food) · izh söömiin (the act of consuming food) · ja 食べること (the act of consuming food) · be е́жа (food, comestibles) · ru приня́тие пи́щи (the act of consuming food) · ru еда́ (food, comestibles) · pt consumível (the act of consuming food) · izh toitto (food, comestibles) · ms pemakanan (the act of consuming food) · fr manger (food, comestibles) · fi ruokailu (the act of consuming food) · mk лапачка (food, comestibles) · cs jídlo (the act of consuming food) · pl jedzenie (the act of consuming food) · ang ǣt (the act of consuming food) · izh söömiin (food, comestibles) · ru пи́ща (food, comestibles)