eating

/หˆitษชล‹/

IPA: /IY1 T IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To ingest; to be ingested.

  2. 2

    To use up.

  3. 3

    To cause (someone) to worry.

    โ€œWhatโ€™s eating you?โ€

  4. 4

    To take the loss in a transaction.

  5. 5

    To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.

  6. 6

    To corrode or erode.

    โ€œThe acid rain ate away the statue.โ€ƒ The strong acid eats through the metal.โ€

  7. 7

    To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).

    โ€œEat me!โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Bred to be eaten.

    โ€œeating chickens; eating quailsโ€

  2. 2

    Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

    โ€œWait! That's not an eating apple.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The act of ingesting food.

  2. 2

    Food; cooking, cuisine.

    โ€œI remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!โ€

  3. 3

    The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eat, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eating