feeding

[ fee-ding ]
/ ˈfi dɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that feeds.
an instance of eating or of taking or being given nourishment.
grazing land.

Origin of feeding

before 900; Middle English feding, Old English fēding. See feed, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM feeding

non·feed·ing, adjective un·feed·ing, adjective

Definition for feeding (2 of 2)

feed
[ feed ]
/ fid /

verb (used with object), fed, feed·ing.

verb (used without object), fed, feed·ing.

(especially of animals) to take food; eat: cows feeding in a meadow; to feed well.
to be nourished or gratified; subsist: to feed on grass; to feed on thoughts of revenge.

noun

Origin of feed

before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food

synonym study for feed

13. Feed, fodder, forage, provender mean food for animals. Feed is the general word: pig feed; chicken feed. Fodder is especially applied to dry or green feed, as opposed to pasturage, fed to horses, cattle, etc.: fodder for winter feeding; Cornstalks are good fodder. Forage is food that an animal obtains (usually grass, leaves, etc.) by searching about for it: Lost cattle can usually live on forage. Provender denotes dry feed, such as hay, oats, or corn: a supply of provender in the haymow and corn cribs.

OTHER WORDS FROM feed

feed·a·ble, adjective out·feed, verb (used with object), out·fed, out·feed·ing. re·feed, verb, re·fed, re·feed·ing. un·feed·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for feeding

feed
/ (fiːd) /

verb feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd) (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of feed

feedable, adjective

Word Origin for feed

Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see food, fodder

Idioms and Phrases with feeding

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