feeding

[ fee-ding ]

/ ˈfi dɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that feeds.

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

grazing land.

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Origin of feeding

before 900; Middle English feding,Old English fēding.See feed, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM feeding

non·feed·ing, adjectiveun·feed·ing, adjective

Words nearby feeding

feeder, feeder line, feeder road, feedgrain, feedhorn, feeding, feeding bottle, feeding cup, feeding frenzy, feed-in tariff, feedlot

How to use feeding in a sentence

The Feeder Robot features BPA-free construction, anti-jam technology, a plastic feeding bowl, and an onboard backup battery so you’ll never have to sacrifice certainty for automated convenience.
The best, most practical Valentine’s Day gifts for any kind of partner|PopSci Commerce Team|February 8, 2021|Popular-Science
A lot of these characteristic features of early tetrapod feeding could have evolved in water for the sake of feeding in water.
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation|Kate Baggaley|February 3, 2021|Popular-Science
She has doubts about the comparison to shark feeding methods and diet based solely on the tooth shape, though, because of fundamental differences between how sharks and mosasaurs bite prey.
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other|Jake Buehler|February 2, 2021|Science News
He feeds her through a feeding tube and helps her suction saliva, because she can’t swallow it.
A sick mother, a loving son, a signed Ovechkin jersey — and how the Caps tried to help|Kyle Melnick|February 1, 2021|Washington Post

Their portable sidewalk tables are a part of downtown Washington’s landscape, and many of them are career vendors, feeding and housing their families for decades, one metal button and polyester flag at a time.
For D.C.’s street vendors, this Inauguration Day was barren of customers — but also a relief|Petula Dvorak|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He did not mention rectal feeding, but perhaps he was not fully briefed.
The Media's Pro-Torture Cheerleaders|Jedediah Purdy|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least five detainees were subjected to “rectal feeding” or “rectal hydration,” without any documented medical need.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One detainee was bent over for a rectal feeding that involved Ensure, the protein shake.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf|Louisa Treger|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three immatures were collected and adults were seen feeding young fledglings at Pisté.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
A small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
I visited this nest several times, and saw the old bird feeding her young.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith