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 nounPhillip T. Robinsona feeding schedule
feeding behavior
2
: an instance of feeding
two a.m. feedings
ready for a feeding
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Writing in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team reveals that the entire flamingo feeding process is actually a tour de force in fluid dynamics.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 16 May 2025
Viewers were able to see the dog, named Blue, sitting rigidly upright by his feeding bowls, exuding a level of tension normally reserved for Olympic sprinters awaiting the starting gun.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Apart from these findings simply shedding new light on their feeding routine, researchers suspect these flamingo tornado principles may help develop better systems to extract tiny particles, like microplastics, from water.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Join staff at the saltwater aquarium for a feeding demonstration of marine animal ambassadors.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 16 May 2025
Viewers were able to see the dog, named Blue, sitting rigidly upright by his feeding bowls, exuding a level of tension normally reserved for Olympic sprinters awaiting the starting gun.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Apart from these findings simply shedding new light on their feeding routine, researchers suspect these flamingo tornado principles may help develop better systems to extract tiny particles, like microplastics, from water.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Join staff at the saltwater aquarium for a feeding demonstration of marine animal ambassadors.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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