feeding
the act of a person or thing that feeds.
an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.
grazing land.
Origin of feeding
1Other words from feeding
- non·feed·ing, adjective
- un·feed·ing, adjective
Words Nearby feeding
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How to use feeding in a sentence
The Feeder Robot features BPA-free construction, anti-jam technology, a plastic feeding bowl, and an onboard backup battery so you’ll never have to sacrifice certainty for automated convenience.
The best, most practical Valentine’s Day gifts for any kind of partner | PopSci Commerce Team | February 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA lot of these characteristic features of early tetrapod feeding could have evolved in water for the sake of feeding in water.
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation | Kate Baggaley | February 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe has doubts about the comparison to shark feeding methods and diet based solely on the tooth shape, though, because of fundamental differences between how sharks and mosasaurs bite prey.
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other | Jake Buehler | February 2, 2021 | Science NewsHe feeds her through a feeding tube and helps her suction saliva, because she can’t swallow it.
A sick mother, a loving son, a signed Ovechkin jersey — and how the Caps tried to help | Kyle Melnick | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostTheir portable sidewalk tables are a part of downtown Washington’s landscape, and many of them are career vendors, feeding and housing their families for decades, one metal button and polyester flag at a time.
For D.C.’s street vendors, this Inauguration Day was barren of customers — but also a relief | Petula Dvorak | January 20, 2021 | Washington Post
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism | Samantha Allen | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe did not mention rectal feeding, but perhaps he was not fully briefed.
At least five detainees were subjected to “rectal feeding” or “rectal hydration,” without any documented medical need.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’ | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne detainee was bent over for a rectal feeding that involved Ensure, the protein shake.
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Louisa Treger | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree immatures were collected and adults were seen feeding young fledglings at Pisté.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasOne of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeBut he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousA small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.
I visited this nest several times, and saw the old bird feeding her young.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil Smith
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