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

While the city has issued citations, that allegedly did little to end the feeding of Chicago’s wildlife. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

The back-to-back successes of Obsession and Backrooms have cracked Hollywood’s spine like a One-Wish Willow, sending producers into an online feeding frenzy. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

In order to learn more about their feeding habits, researchers plans to analyze poop samples. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 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