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dieting

SayDY-uht-ing/ˈdaɪətɪŋ/

Pluraldietings

2 meanings of dieting

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Carefully limiting what you eat, usually to lose weight or stay healthy.

    Like choosing how much money to spend each day, but with food instead.

    Dieting can be hard when your friends keep ordering pizza.

    She lost ten pounds through careful dieting and daily walks.

    Similarslimming

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of diet. Use this when talking about controlling your eating right now.

    She is dieting before her wedding next month.

    He has been dieting since the doctor warned him about his weight.

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dieting is a form of diet

diet, verb: To change what you eat in order to lose or gain weight or get healthier. Full entry

Forms
dietdiets he/she/itdieting -ing formdieted past tense, past participle
Spelling
diet → dieting: add -ing

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