man-eat|ing

man-eat|ing
man-eat|ing «MAN EE tihng», adjective.
1. eating or devouring human beings: »

a man-eating shark.

2. Figurative. that is a man-eater; very aggressive: »

a man-eating woman, a man-eating politician.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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