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eating Definition

eat·ing (ēt)

noun

  1. the action of a person or thing that eats
  2. something edible, with reference to its quality as food

adjective

  1. that eats or consumes
  2. good for eating uncooked eating apples
  3. used for eating or dining eating utensils, an eating place

eating Synonyms

eating

n.

consuming, consumption, devouring, dining, feasting on, gorging on, feeding on, biting, chewing, masticating, breakfasting, lunching, supping, snacking, nibbling, munching, banqueting, eating out, dining out, having a meal, having a bite, having a snack, having a coffee, taking a lunch break, taking tea, partaking of food, breaking bread, enjoying a meal, enjoying a repast, taking refreshment, bolting, swallowing, gulping down, gobbling, stuffing oneself, overeating, gluttony, binging, gourmandise, overindulgence, putting on the feed bag*, doing a meal full justice*, pigging out*, noshing*; see also digestion.

eating Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • pork: Their introduction of Christianity also had its influence on the cuisine, in particular the eating of pork.

Converse of object

  • forbid: Among these civil laws was the rule that forbade the eating of pig meat.
  • promote: Local charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham is working on a new project to promote healthy eating in three primary schools.

Adjective modifier

  • healthy: Featured sites about Healthy Eating: Surgery Door - Healthy Eating.. .
  • compulsive: The most serious are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, as well as compulsive eating.
  • unhealthy: Undoing years of chaotic or unhealthy eating takes time.
  • fussy: The program shows child care professionals giving advice on tackling issues like weaning and fussy eating, tantrums and sleepless nights.
  • sensible: She realized the only way the extra pounds would ever come off - and stay off - was through sensible eating.
  • outdoor: Along with the countryside, one of the best places to partake in some outdoor eating is the beach.

Modifies a noun

  • habit: Whats a normal eating habit in your part of the world Davie?
  • disorder: Fast weight loss also places you at greater risk for an eating disorder.
  • utensil: To see items from the Rietz Collection and to learn about the history of common eating utensils, please click on the links below.
  • apple: Apple & Pear Core and cut into quarters 1 ripe pear and 1 eating apple.
  • establishment: For evening meals award winning eating establishments are within walking distance.
  • pattern: In times of stress however, our ' normal ' eating patterns often change.

Noun used with modifier

  • binge: Binge eating is a disorder where large amounts of food are eaten, without the person being hungry.
  • fresco: Summer would not be complete without some al fresco eating.
  • flesh: The problem is certainly more complicated than headlines that tell us ' MRSA, flesh eating virus, ate my father's leg ' !
  • comfort: She would often gain even more as a result of comfort eating.
eating Quotes

L'appe¤  tit vient en mangeant. Appetite comes with eating.

—Rabelais, Fran c° ois

My idea of heaven is, eating pate¤   de foie gras to the sound of trumpets.

—Smith, Rev Sydney

Eating people is wrong!

—Flanagan, Bud stage name of Robert Winthrop

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.

—Thurber,James Grover

Dinner parties are for eating, not mating.

—Fenwick, Millicent Hammond

It's like saying that the patient died but the good news is that he's eating less.

—Jacobs, Andrew,Jr

I love to be envied, and would not marry a wife that I alone could love; loving alone is as dull as eating alone.

—Wycherley,William

   Forests of middle-aged men in dark suits†all slightly redfaced from eating and drinking too much†a nightmare of elderly white males.

—Abbott, DianeJulie

If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.

—Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh

About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters: how well they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along.

—Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)