feeding

noun

feed·​ing ˈfē-diŋ 

1

: the act or process of eating or being fed

For a while zoos tried to control feeding by providing vending machines with pellets, but most have now banned it entirely.

—Phillip T. Robinson

—often used before another noun

a feeding schedule

feeding behavior

2

: an instance of feeding

two a.m. feedings

ready for a feeding

Examples of feeding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But University of South Dakota researchers in 2023 published the results of an experiment — using blood capsules with an artificial skin — that demonstrated bedbugs could acquire MRSA during one feeding and spread it during a later one. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

With its sculptural oak, woven rattan, and unmistakable Danish modern lines, this vintage Louis Poulsen design makes both late-night feedings and early-morning cuddles feel infinitely cozier. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

What follows is a brutal fight for survival against aggressive, hungry, and carnivorous dinosaurs who quickly turn the community's previously idyllic streets into their own personal feeding ground. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Products that Change as Children Grow Moonkie began with baby feeding products and gradually expanded into items for travel, play, gift, and other stages of early childhood. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing feeding

• breast-feeding
• care and feeding
• feeding frenzy
• feeding ground
• feeding tube

Rhymes for feeding

• beading
• bleeding
• breeding
• ceding
• heeding
• kneading
• leading
• needing
• pleading
• reding
• seeding
• speeding