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.
OTHER WORDS FROM feeding
non·feed·ing, adjective un·feed·ing, adjectiveWords nearby feeding
feeder,
feeder line,
feeder road,
feedgrain,
feedhorn,
feeding,
feeding bottle,
feeding cup,
feeding frenzy,
feeding tube,
feedlot
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
SYNONYMS FOR feed
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, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for feeding
British Dictionary definitions for feeding
feed
/ (fiːd) /
verb feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd) (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of feed
feedable, adjectiveWord 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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