feeding

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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

feeding

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present participle of feed entry 1

Examples of feeding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Cazmierczak had 30 assists against Orangewood — feeding sophomore Emerson Lalashuis (12 kills) and juniors Leni Young (10 kills) and Eden Knapp (eight kills). — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

The feeding center where Tarek and other children are recovering is struggling to cope with a rise in patients in a country where many already were hungry, Atef said. — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

That is when the supermassive black hole's feeding has dropped to 2% of what is known as the Eddington limit. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

There’s also a tack room, where riding equipment is stored, along with spaces for feeding, washing, and drying horses. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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