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eating.

Bred to be eaten.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈiːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈi.tɪŋ/US[ˈi.ɾɪŋ]US/ˈiːtɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. Bred to be eaten.

    not-comparable
    eating chickens; eating quails
  2. Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

    not-comparable
    Wait! That's not an eating apple.
noun/ˈiːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈi.tɪŋ/US[ˈi.ɾɪŋ]US/ˈiːtɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. The act of ingesting food.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Food; cooking, cuisine.

    countable · dialectal · informal · uncountable
    I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
    These pears are good eating.
  3. The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.

verb/ˈiːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈi.tɪŋ/US[ˈi.ɾɪŋ]US/ˈiːtɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. present participle and gerund of eat

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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