eating

adjective eat·ing \ ˈē-tiŋ \

Updated on: 23 Mar 2018

Definition of eating

1 : used for eating

eating utensils

2 : suitable to eat

the finest eating fish

; also : suitable to eat raw

an eating apple

Examples of eating in a Sentence

crab apples are not actually eating apples

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Specifically, the investigators wanted to know what would happen if the subjects changed their eating speed - fast, normal, slow - during the six-year study.

— amby burfoot, chicagotribune.com, "For weight loss that lasts, eat mindfully," 20 Mar. 2018
But new research suggests that time away from the calorie counting and strict eating habits can actually be a good thing.

— samantha brodsky, Good Housekeeping, "Research Finds Taking Breaks From Dieting Can Actually Help You See Faster Results," 20 Oct. 2017
Police in southwestern Russia have arrested a couple accused of sedating, skinning alive and eating parts of as many as 30 people, while preserving their remains in saline.

— kevin lui, Time, "A Russian 'Cannibal Couple' May Have Eaten up to 30 People, Investigators Say," 27 Sep. 2017
By moving the rear kitchen wall out five feet, owner-designer Benjamin Silver made room for an eating area opposite the front entry and a door to the new dining room (formerly a sunroom).

— elle decor staff, ELLE Decor, "Gold Rush: Floor Plans," 5 July 2012
The large kitchen has a European country feel, featuring encaustic tiles with blue and gold Moroccan patterns and two eating areas: a tabletop built into the island and a dining table sitting in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.

— cynthia billhartz gregorian, kansascity.com, "Overland Park mansion’s spacious kitchen lands it a finalist spot in HGTV contest," 30 June 2017
To her Instagram followers, Tupper's strict eating habits might have appeared normal.

— haley goldberg, SELF, "When Instagram and 'Clean Eating' Fuel Disordered Eating," 1 June 2017

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