feeding

verb

Definition of feedingnext
present participle of feed
1
as in boarding
to provide food or meals for a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

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2
as in providing
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article

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3
as in eating
to take a meal an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively

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Recent Examples of feeding The reactor will produce electricity by feeding heat into a specialized nitrogen closed Brayton cycle system. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Aramco ramped it up within weeks, and the line hit its full 7 million-barrel capacity by late March, with about 2 million of those barrels feeding Saudi refineries rather than export markets. — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Farmers are encouraged to keep wild birds from infiltrating their barns and avoid feeding them raw poultry. — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 Experts warn against feeding coyotes in residential neighborhoods, yards or parks because the animals can lose their fear of people and eventually test humans and pets as potential prey, according to the Urban Coyote Project. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 There were no signs that the shark had been feeding regularly during its monthlong stay in the canal, and falling water temperatures could pose additional health risks, officials say. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Economic worries are feeding voter discontent ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday, helping the conservative challenger’s prospects. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Investigators reported that the 29-year-old admitted to feeding and watering the roosters but denied owning any of the animals. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The players ended the song abruptly, feeding more left-footedness into the performance. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
  1. boarding
  2. providing
  3. eating
  4. catering
  5. supplying
  6. sustaining
  7. giving
Verb
  • Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a 34-year-old contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • Customers would be able to trace and audit its components, providing greater visibility into where their hardware originates.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Documentation Behind Each Claim Each fiber category is supported by chain-of-custody documentation and volume reconciliation, providing article-level traceability.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • Moments later, an unbothered Brown flung himself around the stadium, catering directly to his adoring, unwavering fans.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of catering
Verb
  • Simmons said OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are supplying credits, certificates and access to their training platforms so trainees learn on the tools employers use.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Fanatics is supplying James with the helicopter as part of a multiyear, exclusive trading card and collectibles contract signed in 2024.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • Dieffenbach made the big play after sustaining an apparent leg injury on a hard hit late in the first half.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rutgers starting quarterback Dylan Lonergan left after sustaining a blow to the head 6 minutes, 25 seconds into the first quarter and didn’t return.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustaining
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving

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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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