eating: Meaning and Definition of

eat•ing

Pronunciation: (ē'ting), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of a person or thing that eats.
  2. food with reference to its quality or tastiness when eaten: This fish is delicious eating.
—adj.
  1. good or fit to eat, esp. raw (distinguished from cooking): eating apples.
  2. used in eating: eating utensils.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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