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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeing

Verb

Distribution among company size was relatively balanced, with firms employing fewer than 50 people leading with 23,000 new jobs.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Many skeptics see a contradiction in high-achieving, mostly white young voters employing rhetoric about labor and solidarity.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of employing

Verb

Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced Davis’ hiring Tuesday.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
Pre-production is a long process that includes casting, hiring the crew, scheduling, rehearsals, and so much more — a lot can happen during the weeks and months leading up to filming.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiring

Verb

The significant time and effort involved makes most sense when recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring large numbers for identical (or at least similar) jobs.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Jones was instrumental in recruiting Venturini Fendi’s daughter, jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi, as Fendi’s artistic director of jewelry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruiting

Verb

Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of paying

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Later on, video captured a Good Samaritan with a handgun engaging the suspect in the parking lot as the gunman continued to fire, police said.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Cocktails are creatively themed after songs, featuring visually stunning presentations and engaging tableside service.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026