feeding

[fee-ding]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that feeds.

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

3. grazing land.

Other Word Forms

• nonfeeding adjective
• unfeeding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of feeding¹

before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“You want us to do the gravy or a few sides because you’re feeding such a crowd that it’s impossible to take on the whole thing yourself.”

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To explore this, they placed worms on a layer of beads that mimicked the feel of the E. coli they normally encounter while feeding.

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She shows where she buys specially-adapted vests to fit around his feeding tube, how to clean his feeding peg, showing them medicines and setting up Kobi's feeding pump and changing his bed.

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When bumble bees come up against invasive Argentine ants at feeding sites, they may win a direct confrontation but still return to the colony with less food.

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Colosio was shot once in the head and once in the abdomen, feeding speculation that a second gunman was involved.

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Related Words

• agriculture 
• breeding 
• cultivation 
• culture 
• gardening 
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