English Online Dictionary. What means feeding? What does feeding mean?
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, feed + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ
Verb
feeding
- present participle and gerund of feed
Noun
feeding (countable and uncountable, plural feedings)
- (uncountable) The act or process of giving food.
- (countable) An instance or session of giving food.
- Coordinate term: serving
- (uncountable, usually said of animals) The act or process of eating.
- (countable, usually said of animals) An instance or session of eating.
- Coordinate term: meal
- (dated) That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
- (dated) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
- Hyponyms: pastureland, rangeland
- (uncountable) The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
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Anagrams
- feigned