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feeding

  • noun
  • /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

The act or process of giving .

Example

“premium blend for feeding of dairy herds”

Other meanings

  1. An instance or session of giving food.

    “the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content”

  2. The act or process of .

    “feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed”

Synonyms

  • eating

Related words

  • acquisition feeding time
  • allofeeding
  • antifeeding
  • care and feeding
  • feeding bottle
  • feeding chair
  • feeding frenzy
  • Feeding Hills
  • feeding tube
  • like feeding time at the zoo
  • nonfeeding
  • postfeeding

Example sentences

  • “It's not feeding time.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “feeding” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.