feeding

noun

feed·​ing ˈfē-diŋ 

1

: the act or process of eating or being fed

For a while zoos tried to control feeding by providing vending machines with pellets, but most have now banned it entirely.

—Phillip T. Robinson

—often used before another noun

a feeding schedule

feeding behavior

2

: an instance of feeding

two a.m. feedings

ready for a feeding

Examples of feeding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Join staff at the saltwater aquarium for a feeding demonstration of marine animal ambassadors. —Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025

Parents should use nursing pillows only during supervised, awake feeding sessions, and never for infant sleep or lounging. —Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 Apr. 2025

The muscular gizzard contains grit pecked up from the chicken’s ground feeding, which is used to crush up the chicken’s food. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025

Berthet had a questionnaire filled with queries like: is there a neighboring group around; are there predators around; is the caller feeding, resting, or grooming; is another individual approaching the caller, etc. —ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing feeding

• breast-feeding
• care and feeding
• feeding frenzy
• feeding ground
• feeding tube

Rhymes for feeding

• beading
• bleeding
• breeding
• ceding
• heeding
• kneading
• leading
• needing
• pleading
• reding
• seeding
• speeding