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Definition of
eating noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
eating
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈit̮ɪŋ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the act of eating something
healthy eating
Idioms
the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)
(
saying
)
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you can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it
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eating
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what's eating him, her, etc?
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what's eating him, her, etc?
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