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

An iron-only feeding is often permitted to regreen yellow lawns but prevent excessive growth. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025

And any enduring culture has answers for parents — traditions around feeding, rest, socialization, purpose and the transition to adulthood. —Mathilde Ross, CNBC, 31 May 2025

Across the street, activists had set up a feeding area at an old gas station that has often served as a staging area since Floyd's death. —Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025

Services provided include malnutrition screening, therapeutic feeding, micronutrient supplementation and caregiver counseling. —Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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