feed
verb (used with object)
to give food to; supply with nourishment.
were feeding
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past progressiveof feed.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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About a dozen vultures were feeding on the remains of a pregnant female elephant, who had died near full term, and her unborn calf.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
They believed they were feeding and clothing America, that they were the economic backbone of civilization, and that because of this, they were destined to win.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
The whales were feeding on enormous schools of bunker off Sea Bright, New Jersey, and as the boat circled slowly, the New York skyline rotated in and out of the background.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
They also recruited the help of the broader birding community to crowdsource additional observational data about which birds were feeding on cicadas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
I couldn’t figure out why they were feeding us more than bread.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
