FEEING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

feeing

verb

present participle of fee, chiefly Scottish

as in employing

to provide with a paying job the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks

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Recent Examples of feeing But gut-feeing a nice day for Cam Ward against a beatable Biggies secondary. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Now its 2026 races could have national importance, and both Republicans and Democrats are feeing cautiously optimistic. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026 Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me. — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026

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In recent years, the local economy has improved as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base expanded, now directly employing 38,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of employing

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Goal-setting with families would be optional, as would hiring preferences for Head Start parents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
The board voted 6-2 Tuesday to create a committee that will oversee the search for Crystal Hill’s replacement, taking its first formal step toward hiring a new superintendent one week after abruptly firing Hill.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

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The urge is then to try to make the financial case for paying those up-front costs, with now-rancorous calls for ‘scaling up’ investments in mitigation technologies.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The White House hasn’t responded to inquiries about which part of the government is paying.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying

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Albanese, in comments to the media this week, said his government was providing consular assistance and engaging directly with the family.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Barbara Diaz, 38, of Glastonbury was charged with street takeover, engaging police in pursuit, second-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and reckless driving.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

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