something edible, with reference to its quality as food
adjective
3.
that eats or consumes
4.
good for eating uncooked
eating apples
5.
used for eating or dining
eating utensils, an eating place
More idioms containing
eating
have someone eating out of your hand
be eating someone's dust
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
Examples of 'eating' in a sentence
eating
Eating food used to be a straightforward business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
EATING high-fat food is actually good for you, a new study has claimed.
The Sun (2016)
The healthy eating approach Eating is good for you!
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
EATING organic food may make you fatter, according to a study.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Most of us know the Healthy Eating messages.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Eating healthily became an ingrained habit for me, and my approach is a lifestyle, not a diet.
The Sun (2015)
EATING dairy foods DOESN'T increase your risk of heart disease, new research suggests.
The Sun (2011)
All related terms of 'eating'
eat
When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
man-eating
A man-eating animal is one that has killed and eaten human beings, or that people think might do so.
meat-eating
having meat as the predominant or only component in one's diet
binge eating
the practice of eating excessive amounts of food over a short period of time, often in an uncontrolled manner
clean eating
Clean eating is the practice of eating only certain foods that are thought to be healthy and natural.
eating apple
An eating apple is an ordinary apple that is usually eaten raw .
eating habits
the way a person or group eats , considered in terms of what types of food are eaten, in what quantities, and when
eating house
a restaurant or other place where one can eat
eating place
→ another name for eating house
flesh-eating
habitually eating flesh ; carnivorous
comfort eating
the practice of eating to make oneself feel happier
eating disorder
a condition such as bulimia or anorexia that affects the way a person eats and their attitude to food
shit-eating grin
a sly , knowing, or self-satisfied grin
eat out
to eat away from home, esp in a restaurant
eat up
When you eat up your food, you eat all of it.
binge eating disorder
a mental health condition characterized by periods of uncontrolled binge eating
eat away
If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up.
eat into
If something eats into your time or your resources , it uses them, when they should be used for other things.
be eating someone's dust
to be completely defeated by another person in a competitive situation
cynomolgus
a macaque native to SE Asia
have sb eating out of one's hand
If you have someone eating out of your hand , they are completely under your control .
have someone eating out of your hand
to have a situation where someone does whatever you want because they admire or love you so much
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
said to mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used
fire-eater
Fire-eaters are performers who put flaming rods into their mouths in order to entertain people.
the proof of the pudding the proof of the pudding is in the eating
If you say the proof of the pudding or the proof of the pudding is in the eating , you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used.