Definitions for feeding
feed·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eating, feeding(noun)

   the act of consuming food

2. feeding, alimentation(noun)

   the act of supplying food and nourishment

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. feeding(Noun)

   The activity of feeding an animal.

   Feeding the seals is one of the zookeeper's most visible chores.

2. feeding(Noun)

   An instance of feeding of an animal.

   There are three feedings a day.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Feeding

   of Feed

2. Feeding(noun)

   the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening

3. Feeding(noun)

   that which is eaten; food

4. Feeding(noun)

   that which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'feeding' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4386

Anagrams for feeding »

1. Feigned

How to pronounce feeding?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeding in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of feeding in a Sentence

1. E. M. Forster:

   Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

2. Andrew Miller:

   To meet the huge challenge of feeding a burgeoning global population, using fewer resources, as our climate becomes increasingly unstable, we will need to use all of the tools at our disposal, be they social, political, economic or technological, regulatory reform is no longer merely an option, it is a necessity.

3. Cesar Victora:

   Breast-feeding is one of the few health and nutrition indicators for which poor countries are closer to international recommendations than rich ones.

4. Michael Padilla:

   We’re one of the wealthiest nations in the world and we’re not feeding our children lunch, ... That’s unacceptable.

5. Joao Paulo Krajewski:

   This is because Dindim stays in Ilha Grande (where Proveta Beach is located) at the same time all other Magellanic penguins are breeding in Patagonia and other islands down South, when these penguins finish breeding and moulting, they migrate and spend months feeding in the sea.

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