free-feeding

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To allow (an animal or person) to eat whenever they choose, rather than on a fixed schedule.
   • Don't free-feed your poodle while you're housetraining.2004, The Everything Poodle Book, →ISBN
2. (intransitive) To eat whenever one chooses, rather than on a fixed schedule.
   • Your dog free-feeds, meaning he eats whenever he wants.2014, Kari Neumeyer, Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes