eat
verb (used with object)
to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
am eating
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present progressiveof eat (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am eating of the sea, and it feels right at that moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
Lulzim Hetemi brushed off any the challenge of being holed up inside, telling Albanian Post newspaper late on Wednesday: "I have never been better ... I am eating like in a hotel."
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
So why I was upset was because — here I am eating 7,000 calories a day.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2023
It is Monday morning, and I am eating breakfast across from a muscular, flannel-clad, Paul Bunyan-looking patient.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2016
I say, “Laanchu,” and chew hard like I am eating a piece of dried squid.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
