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feeding

noun
feed·​ing | \ ˈfÄ“-diÅ‹ How to pronounce feeding (audio) \

Definition of feeding

1 : the act or process of eating or being fed For a while zoos tried to control feeding by providing vending machines with pellets, but most have now banned it entirely.— Phillip T. Robinson often used before another noun a feeding schedulefeeding behavior
2 : an instance of feeding two a.m. feedings ready for a feeding

First Known Use of feeding

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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feeding

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English Language Learners Definition of feeding

US : the act of giving food to a person (such as a baby) or an animal

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