Eating

Pronunciation: /ˈiːt/

Eating (verb)

  1. To put food in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
  2. To use or consume something, like time or money.
  3. To gradually destroy or wear away something, like metal or rock.

Examples

  • They eat breakfast every morning.
  • We eat dinner at six o'clock.

Common collocations: eat a meal, eat quickly, eat healthy, eat into savings, eat up time

Synonyms of Eating

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Eating

  • abstaining from food
  • suffering from lack of food