- present participle of diet.
dieting
Example Sentences
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Dieting and weight loss goals are highly individual, and when people are intensely self-focused, it is possible to lose sight of the bigger picture.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
Dieting has long been viewed as the path to smaller bodies and better health.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Not Dieting: “If you mention my weight again, then you will not hear one more word about my wedding.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2020
Dieting screwed up my metabolism, and it messed with my head.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2018
The Pleasure of Princes, the Art of Angling, together with the Ordering and Dieting of the Fighting Cocke, 1635, 4to.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall