- present participle of feed.
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.
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Etymology
Origin of feeding
before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing 1
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Davidson’s Luria, that the U.S. and South Korean markets “are becoming more intertwined than ever before, feeding off each other’s tech concentration.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Do you think Edward's feeding the turtle arrr-tichokes?
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wildlife officials have warned of the dangers of wolves becoming overly accustomed to feeding on cattle as opposed to their natural prey of elk or deer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
As to feeding: while mature dragons prefer live food, an infant will be satisfied with something that has already been killed.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Rowe regularly traveled to Sawe’s camp in Kenya where they simulated competitive environments and feedings to prepare Sawe’s stomach to handle it—that “gut training” crucial for race day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Not casually, not as a side project, but with the all-in fervor of someone who rearranges their calendar around starter feedings.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
On its website, Penny Appeal says it provides poverty relief in Asia, the Middle East and Africa by "offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care and providing emergency food and medical aid".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Over the course of five daily feedings, the zoo gives its walruses a combined 150 pounds of restaurant-grade seafood.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Layla was almost as exhausted as their parents, helping out in the middle of the night when the twins woke up for feedings.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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