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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Watch a live feeding demonstration in LEC’s saltwater aquarium and learn about the diets and behaviors of marine animal ambassadors and their importance in the ecosystem.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Essential nutrition services have collapsed, with infants lacking access to safe water, breastmilk substitutes and therapeutic feeding.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Weird adaptations of Cambrian animals While some of the feeding mechanisms uncovered in the Grand Canyon fossils are still around today, others are much more alien.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
During blood feeding, ticks may spread germs, including the bacteria that create Lyme disease or create allergies, including one to red meat.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Essential nutrition services have collapsed, with infants lacking access to safe water, breastmilk substitutes and therapeutic feeding.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Weird adaptations of Cambrian animals While some of the feeding mechanisms uncovered in the Grand Canyon fossils are still around today, others are much more alien.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
During blood feeding, ticks may spread germs, including the bacteria that create Lyme disease or create allergies, including one to red meat.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for feeding
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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