"cheese eating" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cheese eating [comparative], most cheese eating [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} cheese eating (comparative more cheese eating, superlative most cheese eating)
  1. Alternative form of cheese-eating Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cheese-eating
    Sense id: en-cheese_eating-en-adj-45ASOmhO

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cheese eating (uncountable)
  1. (often used attributively) The act of ratting on or informing. Tags: attributive, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cheese_eating-en-noun-VXikOqY6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 89 3
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheese, eating. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cheese_eating-en-noun-IcmtlRTU

Alternative forms

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