- present participle of feed.
feeding
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feedings
plural
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of feeding
before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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“Back to feeding this big baby!” the actor wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
And Yi argues the distortion has warped strategic thinking in both China and the U.S., feeding overconfidence in Beijing and anxiety in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even more remarkably, the transfer of material appears to be happening so slowly that the star could continue feeding on its companion for hundreds of thousands of years, potentially even billions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Curtis said that Hegseth's plan "risks feeding that appetite" and urged him to reconsider.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
She worked willingly, even feeding the warthog, which snorted alarmingly when she approached.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Chapters in the third person depict the ways that the dog’s uneventful daily life of feedings and naps has been transformed by sickness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Among my food-minded friends, I’ve witnessed exchanges that feel almost intimate in their care: Mason jars of peppery bone broth made for a new mother, cold at the edges and vaguely carnivorous during late-night feedings.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The cub requires four enrichment and feeding sessions every day, with overnight feedings needed in his early days at the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
“We remember Chioke as a gentle, curious, mischievous giraffe who was always up for feedings and interacting with his keepers and guests,” the zoo said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Surely, her parents would give Layla a room by herself or Layla would nobly volunteer to share a room with the twins and do the midnight feedings.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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