feeding

[fee-ding]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that feeds.

2. an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.

3. grazing land.

Other Word Forms

• nonfeeding adjective
• unfeeding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of feeding¹

before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Others projected a next reading presided by an even bigger crowd, feeding the hunger for the literary arts that the center aims to feed.

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As the nerve cells stop working, swallowing and breathing become more challenging and many people need feeding tubes or breathing apparatus to help them stay alive.

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Environmental experts suggest that warming oceans are changing the swimming and feeding patterns of sharks.

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For workers like Ms Wambui, the timelines of diplomacy and trade negotiations feel far removed from the daily urgency of feeding a family.

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“Kyren and I are feeding off each other, so it’s been phenomenal.”

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