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eating

/ˈi.tɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The act of ingesting food. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The act of corroding or consuming some substance. (countable, uncountable)

Plural eatings

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It was the jackal--Tabaqui, the Dish-licker--and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2
Teddy and his mother and father were there at early breakfast, but Rikki-tikki saw that they were not eating anything.
The Jungle Book, p. 80 · B2
The ants are eating all the others down by the melon bed.”
The Jungle Book, p. 81 · B2
“You’re not eating anything,” said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 33 · C1

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