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  • present participle of eat.
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eating

[ee-ting] / ˈi tɪŋ /


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He has a vision of his own mortality while eating chicken wings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, they rebooked with the same company on a different cruise through Rome and Barcelona, where Rousseau said they enjoyed exploring ancient ruins and eating delicious food.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

"I want to have a healthy lifestyle and get in shape, so I've stopped eating them," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Few people then, not even Carpenter’s closest confidantes, knew how to talk about what was actually an eating disorder, much less manage it.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

I spotted him two days later as I was eating lunch under a jacaranda tree.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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