feeding
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that feeds.
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an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.
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grazing land.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of feeding
before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The animal, named Kank australis, appears to have been a fish hunter whose feeding habits may have resembled those of modern herons.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King's College Hospital in south London.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
"This project is obviously bigger than me," feeding on the input of countless other online posters, Parsons acknowledged.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Prices for energy and fertilizer shot higher after the war began, feeding through to higher inflation around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Opal kept busy with the names, unless the miller was present, and when Archie needed feeding she seemed quite peeved to have to stop.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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