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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That will mean less snowmelt feeding the river’s reservoirs, which are declining to critically low levels.
From Los Angeles Times
They asked it to generate an image of the "actors" - recording their voice and then feeding the image back to the AI tool, asking it to create a fitting voice.
From BBC
If Kate or Maggie’s self-belief ever faltered, they had only to listen to their supporters or read the media, constantly feeding the world the story of the Fox sisters’ marvelous powers.
From Literature
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Strikingly, the new American migrant is more likely than ever to bring children in tow, relocation companies and realtors say, laying down roots and raising a set of Americans feeding into foreign colleges.
Overhead, I could hear the hissing whistles of feeding bats as they dipped and darted in the starlit sky.
From Literature
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