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

That was back in the day when the park staff fed the bears, so the future congressman and president served as the armed guard on the bear feeding truck. —Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 5 July 2025

Negotiations are said to be stuck on, among other things, allowing freer imports of milk from US dairy farms whose feeding practices conflict with Hindu dietary customs. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 July 2025

All the while, much of their work — from feedings to surgeries — is on display for the public thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows in their nearly 24,000-square-foot veterinary facility. —The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Occasional feeding of plants by random insects is very normal and part of nature and our ecosystem. —Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 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