feeding

noun

feed·​ing ˈfē-diŋ How to pronounce feeding (audio)
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

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So your character’s daughter has a kind of eating disorder and is connected to a feeding tube. Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025 After feeding, the banded sea krait moves onto land to avoid predators. Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025 As more concentrated animal feeding operations in Wisconsin look to expand, researchers are raising concerns about how such expansion could harm drinking water and air quality for nearby communities. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Byrne’s onscreen daughter (a heard but not seen Delaney Quinn) suffers from an unnamed gastrointestinal illness and requires a feeding tube. Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feeding

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of feeding was before the 12th century

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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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