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

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Verb

Now here’s another thing, the employers, the employers that are employing these.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
Honeywell has since exceeded that target, currently employing more than 1,100 local workers.

— Chase Jordan July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of employing

Verb

That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
The casting was just as important as hiring our cinematographer or our production designer.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of hiring

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Water and Sewer Department leaders urged council members to pass immediate salary adjustments for employees, detailing mounting hurdles in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel amid intense competition from neighboring municipalities.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
And our We The Action initiative is recruiting thousands of lawyers to join these events and support election protection efforts more broadly.

— Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of recruiting

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Formed in 1985 in response to rampant sexism in the art world, the Guerrilla Girls sought to revitalize feminism through the use of humor, protest, street art, and visually engaging graphics.

— News Desk, Artforum, 23 July 2026
The Houthis refrained from engaging Saudi and Western targets during the first round of the conflict that began in February.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 23 July 2026