feeding
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that feeds.
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an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.
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grazing land.
Other Word Forms
- nonfeeding adjective
- unfeeding adjective
Etymology
Origin of feeding
before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Rescue centres said with winters getting "wetter and wetter" and summers getting warmer, fewer hedgehogs were having a full hibernation, leading to health issues and unfamiliar feeding patterns.
From BBC
Inside he found a hidden camera feeding a vast surveillance network that logs the license plate of every driver passing through this stretch of remote backcountry between San Diego and the Arizona state line.
From Los Angeles Times
These microscopic plants form the foundation of the food web, feeding krill that sustain penguins, seals, and whales.
From Science Daily
That will mean less snowmelt feeding the river’s reservoirs, which are declining to critically low levels.
From Los Angeles Times
They asked it to generate an image of the "actors" - recording their voice and then feeding the image back to the AI tool, asking it to create a fitting voice.
From BBC
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