- present participle of overeat.
overeating
Example Sentences
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This type of consumption, often referred to as mindless eating, is frequently conflated with overeating.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
She says she struggles with overeating and cravings during her period.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Those participants reported that losing weight required ongoing effort to consciously limit how much they ate and resist overeating.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
When you eat more vegetables “you increase your fiber, you feel full longer, and that helps mitigate the overeating from when you rely on ultraprocessed foods,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Chacko often said that his ambition was to die of overeating.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
