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underfeeding

underfeeding is the present participle and gerund of underfeed.

Meaning of underfeed

Verb

underfeed (third-person singular simple present underfeeds, present participle underfeeding, simple past and past participle underfed)

  1. (transitive) To feed inadequately or insufficiently.
  2. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from below.

Noun

underfeeding (countable and uncountable, plural underfeedings)

  1. Inadequate feeding.
    • Since malnutrition and underfeedings occur among every group of children, the school lunch is essential in improving this state of nutrition.1958, Oklahoma. State Dept. of Education, Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, page 192

Forms of underfeeding

pluralunderfeedings

Questions about underfeeding

What does underfeeding mean?
Underfeeding means inadequate feeding.
What is underfeeding the present participle and gerund of?
Underfeeding is the present participle and gerund of underfeed.
What part of speech is underfeeding?
Underfeeding is a noun.
What is the plural of underfeeding?
The plural of underfeeding is underfeedings.

Words near underfeeding in the dictionary

  1. underfeatured
  2. underfed
  3. underfeed
  4. underfeeder
  5. underfeeders
  6. underfeeding
  7. underfeedings
  8. underfeeds
  9. underfeel
  10. underfeeling
  11. underfeelings

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