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- [ee-ting]
- /ˈi tɪŋ/
- /iːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ee-ting]
- /ˈi tɪŋ/
Definitions of eating word
- noun eating eats, Informal. food. 1
- adjective eating good or fit to eat, especially raw (distinguished from cooking): eating apples. 1
- adjective eating used in eating: eating utensils. 1
- verb with object eating to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). 1
- verb with object eating to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain. 1
- verb with object eating to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. 1
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Origin of eating
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1125-75; See origin at eat, -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Eating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
eating popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
eating usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for eating
noun eating
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- biting — Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- dining — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
adjective eating
- vulturous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
- grazing — a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
- predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- vulturine — of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
- depredatory — Tending or designed to depredate.
Antonyms for eating
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