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feeding off

feeding off is the present participle and gerund of feed off.

Meaning of feed off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To consume as part of a diet.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To get stimulus from (an external object).
    • It seems like her boss feeds off her unhappiness.

Questions about feeding off

What is feeding off the present participle and gerund of?
Feeding off is the present participle and gerund of feed off.

Words near feeding off in the dictionary

  1. feeding forward
  2. feeding frenzies
  3. feeding frenzy
  4. Feeding Hills
  5. feeding into
  6. feeding off
  7. feeding on
  8. feeding stuff
  9. feeding stuffs
  10. feeding the dragon
  11. feeding the fire

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