I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English etinge, from Old English eting, from etan to eat + -ing
1. : the act of one that eats
the daintiness of her eating
2. : food to eat
there's no better eating than fried chicken and fresh green peas
lobster makes hard eating for a young child
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English eting, from eten to eat + -ing
1. : consuming, devouring , gnawing , corrosive , fretting
eating cares
2.
[ eating (I) ]
a. : used for eating
an eating room
eating utensils
b. : suitable for eating ; often : being for or of the kind used for human food
eating corn is sweeter than field corn
c. : fit to be eaten raw — distinguished from cooking
these are excellent mild eating apples but I like something a little tarter for pie