Background

What are eating dreams about?

Eating in life is a common experience. In general, most people eat three meals per day. Between meals, we snacks. Because dreams reflect daily life, it makes sense that eating can occur in dreams. But, eating in dreams can also be more than simply eating a meal. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about eating dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with eating dreams. These are the words that make eating dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of eating dreams can be illuminating about show eating affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example eating dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how eating in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that eating is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that eating is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, eating dreams have more eating and drinking than 99.9% of dream symbols, more taste than 98.6% of dream symbols, and more insects than 89.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, eating dreams have less strangers than 72.0% of dream symbols, less vision than 71.4% of dream symbols, and less hearing than 70.6% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of eating have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, eating dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of eating is different than dreams of eating in general.

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of dreams have eating

How common are eating dreams?

6.3% of dreams have the eating symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are eating dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like eat, having a meal, consume, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and eating and drinking.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of eating?

Eating dreams are notable because they have substantially more Cameroon, cannibals, food in general, food, breakfast, devouring, pizzas, cheese, meals, dinner, cakes than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of eating?

Eating dreams are notable because they have substantially less heat waves, Cyprus, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guatemala, Kuwait, Somalia, Algeria, Dobby, emaciation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into eating dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in eating dreams.

Who is in dreams of eating?

Who is in dreams of eating?

Eating dreams are more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people and less related to strangers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of eating?

What are the emotions in dreams of eating?

Eating dreams are less related to confusion.

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Where do dreams of eating take place?

Where do dreams of eating take place?

Dreams of eating are less related to transportation and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of eating?

What happens in dreams of eating?

Dreams of eating are much more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts.

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How do dreams of eating related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of eating related to the type of dream it is?

Eating dreams are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of eating related the senses?

How do dreams of eating related the senses?

Dreams of eating are more related to smelling and much more related to taste than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of eating in dreams?

Eating dreams are common. Among other things eating dreams are focused on taste. Do you think this is true for your dream of eating? How might your dream of eating be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience eating in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about eating in dreams. See how you feel about eating now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of eating

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of eating dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for eating dreams. Read at your own risk.

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