feed
verb (used with object)
to give food to; supply with nourishment.
have been feeding
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present perfect progressiveof feed.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Biologists have been feeding the pupfish frozen food to supplement their regular diet of algae since 2007.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Again, I'll go back to saying that the journalists on the ground who have been feeding us some of this content, without them a lot of this work would be impossible.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024
“The salmon that come in here … have been feeding the Yurok people’s genetics for thousands of years,” Bowers said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The idea that someone should have been feeding them seemed to dawn on the Bedouin raiders all at once.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
