feeding

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/

feeding is the present participle and gerund of feed.

Noun

feeding (countable and uncountable, plural feedings)

(uncountable) The act or process of giving food.
- premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
(countable) 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
(uncountable, usually) The act or process of eating.
- feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
(countable, usually) An instance or session of eating.
- picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture
(dated) That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
(dated) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
(uncountable) The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
- caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill

feed (third-person singular simple present feeds, present participle feeding, simple past and past participle fed)

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- Feed the dog every evening.
Synonyms:

nourish
(intransitive) To eat (usually of animals).
- Spiders feed on gnats and flies.
(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
- Don't feed him too much; he's still a baby.
(transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
- Feed the paper gently into the document shredder.
(transitive) To supply (a machine) with something to be processed.
- We got interesting results after feeding the computer with the new data.
(figuratively, transitive) To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
- If I can catch him once upon the hip, / I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

plural	feedings

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

15 more phrasesFewer phrases

23 more rhymesFewer rhymes

What does feeding mean?: Feeding means the act or process of giving food.
What is feeding the present participle and gerund of?: Feeding is the present participle and gerund of feed.
What part of speech is feeding?: Feeding is a noun.
How do you pronounce feeding?: Feeding is pronounced /ˈfiːdɪŋ/.
What is the plural of feeding?: The plural of feeding is feedings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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