eating

adjective

eat·​ing ˈē-tiŋ 

1

: used for eating

eating utensils

2

: suitable to eat

the finest eating fish

also : suitable to eat raw

an eating apple

Synonyms

• comestible
• eatable
• edible
• esculent

Examples of eating in a Sentence

crab apples are not actually eating apples

Recent Examples on the Web

There will also be a chicken wings eating contest from 1:30 to 2 p.m. and a burger eating contest from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Non-eating attractions include an artist alley, a communal mural, a family fun zone, a beer garden and two stages of live music. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

The Noom app provides guidance for healthier dishes and a smarter eating mindset right from your smartphone. —Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024

The eating cakes were placed around the structure to make for ease of cutting. —Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024

The museum is also seeking to reinvigorate its plaza entrance at 83rd Street and Fifth Avenue, by essentially swapping the public and staff cafeterias and creating an eating space that invites the public in at ground level. —Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing eating

• binge eating
• bird-eating spider
• crab-eating macaque
• eating disorder
• fire-eating
• flesh-eating
• flesh-eating bacterium
• flesh-eating disease
• goliath bird-eating spider
• man-eating shark
• the proof of the pudding is in the eating

Rhymes for eating

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• seating
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting