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

The top features include dedicated beverage areas and pet-feeding stations, NKBA reports. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Your pet deserves a bacteria-free feeding dish. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026

But this visit is 15 minutes long, and the doctor still has to check the baby’s growth, ask about their feeding and sleep habits and make sure development is on track. —Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

With multiple sources of energy feeding into the grid, China needs a highly resilient grid that is highly responsive to fluctuations. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 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