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

Family outings are planned down to the charger cord for his feeding pump. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 June 2025

And these videos are inspiring viewers to repurpose materials and common containers and create accessible, attractive feeding stations. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025

Visitors can observe feedings during the resort’s Big Cat Encounters, a pinch-me moment in the Laurel Highlands. —Hannah Seligson, Robb Report, 19 June 2025

While the incidental-take permit request is pending, Mendoza ordered the department to not issue permits for constructing and installing septic systems in the area and required the other steps about a biomedical assessment and supplemental feeding. —Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 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