- present participle of feed.
feeding
Americannoun
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feedings
plural
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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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The bank expects price pressures to reflect higher global energy costs feeding through to services sensitive to fuel prices, as well as firmer food inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The first occurs early in the feeding process, when the black hole is consuming matter at an exceptionally high rate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The robotics field is pursuing the same playbook that powered the rise of large language models, aiming to teach AI models about the physical world by feeding them as much data as possible.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
That in turn, de Croo warned, had tightened space for developing countries to access the capital they needed to combat the shocks, with rising interest rates feeding into increasing debt payments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
They were feeding on seedpods hanging from the tree.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
Among my food-minded friends, I’ve witnessed exchanges that feel almost intimate in their care: Mason jars of peppery bone broth made for a new mother, cold at the edges and vaguely carnivorous during late-night feedings.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The cub requires four enrichment and feeding sessions every day, with overnight feedings needed in his early days at the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 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
The feedings were repeated three times a day.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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