Synonyms of feeding

feeding

verb

present participle of feed

1

as in boarding

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boarding
• catering
• sustaining
• serving
• provisioning
• waiting
• filling
• nurturing
• victualing
• messing
• feasting
• dining
• overfeeding
• nourishing
• fattening
• underfeeding
• banqueting
• regaling
• refeeding
• hand-feeding
• force-feeding
• battening
• spoon-feeding
• surfeiting
• reprovisioning

2

as in providing

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providing
• supplying
• giving
• handing
• furnishing
• delivering
• distributing
• dispensing
• handing over
• administering
• dealing (out)
• allocating
• plying (with)
• apportioning
• transferring
• assigning
• prorating
• portioning
• doling out
• meting (out)
• ceding
• parceling (out)
• deeding
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding (back)
• keeping (back)
• retaining
• maintaining
• preserving
• saving
• withholding
• reserving
• conserving
• keeping up

3

as in eating

to take a meal

an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eating
• dining
• feasting
• partaking
• breaking bread
• snacking
• refreshing
• faring
• nibbling
• overfeeding
• victualing
• grazing
• messing
• glutting
• banqueting
• gorging
• overeating
• lunching
• chowing (down)
• repasting
• supping
• picnicking
• breakfasting
• boarding
• picking
• dining out
• digging in
• noshing
• pigging out
• gormandizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasting
• dieting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feeding

These would fall back to the center of the galaxy and form a swirling disk around its incumbent black hole, once again feeding it and triggering a new period of growth. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026

The fishermen’s problem To understand why a shark-feeding bill is moving through Congress, start with the fishermen. — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

The strategy illustrates how large pet-food companies increasingly see nutrition as part of preventive health care rather than simply feeding pets. — Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026

The feature film awards were decided by a central jury chaired by Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj, with separate regional panels feeding into the selection. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2026

How a fourth-generation Punjabi family restaurant in Covent Garden has spent 80 years feeding the community with food and love. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Choose the response that solves the issue instead of feeding the mood. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

As a result, cash flow is no longer sufficient to keep feeding the beast, prompting companies to issue bonds and fresh stock. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Sourdough bread supports digestion by reducing FODMAPs, enhancing mineral absorption, and feeding good gut bacteria. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Phrases Containing feeding

• care and feeding