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feeding

verb

Definition of feedingnext
present participle of feed
1
as in boarding
to provide food or meals for a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

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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

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3
as in eating
to take a meal an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively

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Recent Examples of feeding Rather than fighting for eyeballs, these events are actually feeding into each other. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 To reach such sizes, these black holes must be voraciously feeding on surrounding gas and dust. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The pipe takes multiple bends before feeding into a handmade box muffler that doubles as a functional heat shield. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 My son is feeding silkworms for an art project on the theme of reincarnation. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Out on the pack ice, a mother polar bear and her two cubs were feeding on a bearded seal. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Shretha sat on the ground petting her and feeding her water from a bottle. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 Boughman was blown away by that stat and felt moved to start feeding those who truly needed it. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Every single song was a pile driver to the head, feeding that primal pleasure of a meaty guitar riff over a heavy drum beat and Johnson’s gritty falsetto. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
  1. boarding
  2. providing
  3. eating
  4. catering
  5. supplying
  6. sustaining
  7. giving
Verb
  • The judge ruled the city is authorized to address the nuisance conditions, either by boarding up buildings or demolishing them, and instructed Olive Park’s owners to reimburse the city for the work.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The spokesperson clarified that the child was not boarding a bus or crossing to catch a bus at the stop, but did not provide additional details about what was going on at the time.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • Security’s role now includes providing the authority and information that let the right person decide in minutes, not hours.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That copying, by providing a way to reproduce and evolve, could have then kicked off the beginning of life.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • But perhaps a more important factor is that mortgage rate buydowns, free upgrades and other incentives are eating into their bottom lines.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Arempa’s — where the walls are filled with photos of Venezuelan waterfalls, an image of Mona Lisa eating an arepa and Miss Venezuela portraits — grew to five restaurants.
    — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • Eastern handles are shorter and thicker, catering more to those who use a Penhold grip, where the head of the paddle is facing down and the paddle is held like a pen.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Airline catering workers have filed a new safety complaint against Flying Food Group, alleging they were exposed to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of catering
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  • Industrial heat gets second life The company already has an operating waste heat-to-power project supplying electricity to the University of Dayton.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The farm is also supplying its honey to the restaurant; accumulated at a small scale, the kitchen planned its use strategically.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • Last year at the Venice Film Festival, Italy’s Fondazione Prada officially launched its film fund, aimed at sustaining independent cinema from around the world without any restrictions on theme, genre or language.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, left tackle Rashawn Slater, who missed all of last season after sustaining a knee injury in training camp, was sidelined for much of August because of a flare-up to that same knee.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of sustaining
Verb
  • The senior House Democrat became a kingmaker for Biden by giving him momentum heading into Super Tuesday after Biden’s poor showing in the first three states.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tech companies are racing to develop and train elder care robots to handle tasks ranging from giving massages to playing chess.
    — HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of giving

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feeding (on, upon, or off)
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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