feeding

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈfiːdɪŋ//

The act or process of giving food.

verb

1
Also a form of feedpresent participle and gerund of feed

Etymology

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

noun

1
The act or process of giving food.
premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
2
An instance or session of giving food.
the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content
optimal intervals between feedings for neonates with weak esophagogastric sphincter
[…] they are nevertheless always like the lion's keeper, who, when by long patience, a thousand feedings, and a thousand clawings, he hath made a fierce lion familiar, yet never gives him meat, but with pulling back his hand, always in fear […]
3
The act or process of eating.
feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
4
An instance or session of eating.
picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture
5
datedThat which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
6
datedThat which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
7
The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill

Forms

plural: feedings

feeble · Deficient in physical strength.feed · To give (someone or something) food to eat.feedback · Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their…

feeding · The act or process of giving food.

feel · To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of…feeling · Emotionally sensitive.feels · Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment.

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