- present participle of eat.
eating
Example Sentences
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Continuous video monitoring over three months showed that the lions spent much more time eating when carcasses were provided, rested for longer afterward, and gradually became more active as the fasting period continued.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Colin Porter who has been assisting the clean up in South Tyneside said: "We are very concerned about the wildlife populations, we've seen birds eating them and we know the fish have too."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
OpenAI announced ChatGPT for Teens in August, promising “stronger built-in safety protections” for users under 18, including limits on discussions around suicide, eating disorders, violence and sexual content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Person-to-person spread of pneumonic plague hasn’t been documented in the U.S. since 1924, according to the CDC, but there have been rare cases among people exposed to cats that were sickened by eating infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
We had just about finished eating when all at once Rowdy came tearing out from under the porch, bawling his head off.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
