feed
verb (used with object)
to give food to; supply with nourishment.
are feeding
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present progressiveof feed.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Consumers have plenty of cash to pay for all kinds of services, but rising prices are feeding into sticky inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
In Doom Loop, Prasad ultimately argues economics, domestic politics, and geopolitics are feeding off each other negatively.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
"They say wildcats live on voles. Well, voles are feeding my barn owls so if you reduce the vole population you are having an effect on the barn owls," he explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
They also want to better understand how the lipids are feeding cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025
And I’ll put in to his dock and tell him the smelt are running or the mackerel are in, or if the stripers are feeding.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
