snacking
present participle ofsnack
snack
verb[I]
uk/snæk/us/snæk/toeatsmallamountsoffoodbetweenmeals:
I've been snacking allday.
If youeatthree goodmealsaday, you're lesslikelyto snackonbiscuits.
to eat food
- eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch?
- haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
- consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
- devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.
- bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
- gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
Examplesofsnacking
snacking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There is no information on whether this type ofsnackingis more prevalent among obese elderly individuals.
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Increasedsnacking, increased consumption of carbonated drinks, and diets that are high in saturated fat may all contribute to increasing obesity rates.
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Starting the day with a proper blood-sugar level is the best antidote tosnackingand sugar cravings.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Nutritional deficiencies among young people are common due to missed breakfast and what is termed "grazing andsnacking" on foods of little nutritional value.
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Some of the other activities are aerobics, kite flying, running,snacking, and people watching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some manufacturers make mini rice cakes, suitable forsnacking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The longer the starvation period, the more intense food cravings become, making it difficult to follow the five characteristics of healthysnacking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This involvessnackingon low-fat, high-carbohydrate nutrients every 2-6 hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Snack food is a portion of food often smaller than a regular meal, generally eaten assnackingbetween meals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Snackingon foods low in energy density, high in nutrient density, and that follow the five characteristics of healthy snacking increase satiation and satiety.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some propose notsnacking, instead advocating three meals a day (of 600 kcal per meal) with four to six hours between.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is often seen lying down most of the time, shopping orsnacking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are sometimes sold in small packages at specialty stores and markets to be used in cooking,snacking, and chocolate dishes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Additionally, the product further targeted the "snacking" and "convenience food" markets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The three cup daily milk recommendation was met for boyssnackingat the highest level, but girls did not meet the milk recommendation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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