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eatings

eatings is the plural of eating.

Meaning of eating

Noun

eating (countable and uncountable, plural eatings)

  1. The act of ingesting food.
    • Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 159
  2. (dialectal, informal) Food; cooking, cuisine.
    • I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
  3. The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

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Phrases with eatings

Questions about eatings

What is eatings the plural of?
Eatings is the plural of eating.

Words near eatings in the dictionary

  1. eating up with a spoon
  2. eating, breathing, and sleeping
  3. eating-disorder
  4. eating-disordered
  5. eating-disorders
  6. eatings
  7. eatingware
  8. EATL
  9. eatless
  10. Eatman
  11. Eatmans

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