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 nounPhillip T. Robinsona feeding schedule
feeding behavior
2
: an instance of feeding
two a.m. feedings
ready for a feeding
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Fertilizer String of hearts needs regular feeding that is suitable for succulents.
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One argues that LRDs are really gas clouds collapsing into black holes—that the red glow is a violent birth rather than an adolescent feeding frenzy.
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Begin landscape tree, shrub and flower feedings if needed for growth and foliage color.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Fertilizer String of hearts needs regular feeding that is suitable for succulents.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
One argues that LRDs are really gas clouds collapsing into black holes—that the red glow is a violent birth rather than an adolescent feeding frenzy.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Begin landscape tree, shrub and flower feedings if needed for growth and foliage color.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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