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eating like a horse

eating like a horse is the present participle and gerund of eat like a horse.

Meaning of eat like a horse

Verb

eat like a horse (third-person singular simple present eats like a horse, present participle eating like a horse, simple past ate like a horse, past participle eaten like a horse)

  1. (colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)

Questions about eating like a horse

What is eating like a horse the present participle and gerund of?
Eating like a horse is the present participle and gerund of eat like a horse.

Words near eating like a horse in the dictionary

  1. eating it
  2. eating knife
  3. eating knives
  4. eating lead
  5. eating like a bird
  6. eating like a horse
  7. eating like an animal
  8. eating one's cake and having it too
  9. eating one's dinners
  10. eating one's emotions
  11. eating one's feelings

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