English · Common Verbs
eating
/ˈiːtɪŋ/
[/ˈiːtɪŋ/]
present participle of eat
Beginnerverb
Definition
Present participle of 'eat': taking food into the mouth, happening now.
Example
They are eating lunch in the park while watching the ducks swim across the pond.
They are eating lunch in the park while watching the ducks swim across the pond.
Etymology
From Old English 'etan' (to eat) plus the '-ing' ending.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in continuous tenses to describe eating in progress.