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bottom-feeding

[ bot-uh m-fee-ding ]

/ ˈbɒt əmˌfi dɪŋ /

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noun

the activities of a bottom feeder.

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Nearby words

bottom out, bottom quark, bottom round, bottom time, bottom yeast, bottom-feeding, bottom-fish, bottom-liner, bottom-of-the-line, bottom-up, bottom-up processing

Also called bot·tom-fish·ing

[bot-uh m-fish-ing] /ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ ɪŋ/.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for bottom-feeding

Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
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Bottom-feeding fishes bore toward the bottom or struggle in mid-water.
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