Synonyms

feeding

American

[fee-ding] / ˈfi dɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that feeds.
an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.
grazing land.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of feeding

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

Example Sentences

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National headlines so far are focused on federal criminal charges that started in 2022 and center on the fraudulent Feeding Our Future program, a scam child-nutrition outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Feeding on the waste, the mycelium grows into the desired shape.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

The rate of food insecurity in Texas has increased from 16.4 percent to 17.6 percent since 2024, according to Feeding Texas.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Feeding and watering and shearing and lambing and even castrating and butchering, I do all these things.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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