noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of following a diet. countable, uncountable

   "They found out that dieting can harm you if you do it wrong. She advised them to talk with a doctor before doing anything too extreme."

2. 2
   the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of diet form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

dietacid-ash dietallergy dietappetitebland dietcalorie chart

Example

More examples

"The chocolate cake tempted her even though she was dieting."

Related phrases

yo-yo dieting

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