eating
/ˈi.tɪŋ/
adjectivenoun
Bred to be eaten.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Bred to be eaten.
“eating chickens; eating quails”
Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.
“Wait! That's not an eating apple.”
Noun 2 meanings
The act of ingesting food.
The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.
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EATING at a glance
EATING has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,438 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eating
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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