feed off

verb

fed off; feeding off; feeds off

: to gain strength, energy, or support from (something)

She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.

His anger fed off his jealousy.

We are able to feed off each other's ideas.

Examples of feed off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year’s El Niño will feed off the marine heat wave, but once formed, El Niño will in turn help the marine heat wave intensify and persist, said Dillon Amaya, a research scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Physical Sciences Lab. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

The very act of extracting energy from those gradients and feeding off of it, in some variety, is what fuels all biological processes at their core. —Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

Shifted into the leadoff spot, the senior shortstop immediately became a spark plug for the Spartans, setting the table and igniting the engine of a lineup that feeds off his energy. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

The Sabres fed off that energy and put together one of their most complete performances in weeks. —Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for feed off

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