feed off

phrasal 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

Warmer sea surface conditions create a more favorable environment for any potential storms to feed off that warm water energy. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 June 2025

The series will now shift to Indiana, where the Pacers will look to take advantage of homecourt and feed off the crowd's energy. —Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

That party fizzled out, but those casino-like plays are resurfacing for a day or two, feeding off the current bitcoin rally, which still feels like the only game in town. —Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Unlike most maggots that tend to feed off of dead flesh, the screwworm larvae feed off the fresh flesh of the host and can cause serious and often deadly damage to the host. —Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 13 May 2025

Rhymes for feed off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff