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feeding.

The act or process of giving food.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
  1. The act or process of giving food.

    uncountable
    premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
  2. An instance or session of giving food.

    countable
    the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content
    optimal intervals between feedings for neonates with weak esophagogastric sphincter
  3. The act or process of eating.

    uncountable · usually
    feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
  4. An instance or session of eating.

    countable · usually
    picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture
  5. That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.

    countable · dated · uncountable
  6. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.

    countable · dated · uncountable
  7. The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

    uncountable
    caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

verb/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of feed

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

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