- present participle of snack.
snacking
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“More than half of consumers report snacking three or more times per day, and snacking occasions are increasingly replacing traditional meals rather than simply occurring between them,” Altobelli said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
"If snacking often happens in the same setting, the surrounding cues can start to trigger cravings," says Prof Suzanne Higgs, an expert in appetite at the University of Birmingham.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Social media influencer Yoatzi Castro was celebrating a friend’s birthday at Disneyland, snacking on churros and riding Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, when the celebratory mood turned sour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
A late-night snacking episode can be a way to disconnect from the stress of daily life as a working parent, for example.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
They, too, are snacking on candies for emotional reasons; they, too, are searching the grainy newsreel for the faces of fiances.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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