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
- nonfeeding adjective
- unfeeding adjective
Etymology
Origin of feeding
before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Memory chips are like the fuel lines feeding the engines of computing machines.
This includes tiny shrimp-like amphipods in the whales’ summer feeding grounds in the Arctic.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers found that beetles feeding on spruce trees absorb defensive compounds from the phloem, especially phenolic glycosides such as stilbenes and flavonoids.
From Science Daily
“I felt energized by being around women who understood the challenge of feeding a baby while taking a Zoom call.”
From Los Angeles Times
Parents are advised to refrain from feeding infants or young children the formula, Nestle said.
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