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Feeding

//ˈfiːdɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of giving food. uncountable

    "premium blend for feeding of dairy herds"

  2. 2
    the act of consuming food wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance or session of giving food. countable

    "the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content"

  4. 4
    the act of supplying food and nourishment wordnet
  5. 5
    The act or process of eating. uncountable, usually

    "feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed"

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  1. 6
    An instance or session of eating. countable, usually

    "picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture"

  2. 7
    That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder. countable, dated, uncountable
  3. 8
    That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals. countable, dated, uncountable
  4. 9
    The loading of material into a machine that will process it. uncountable

    "caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of feed form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

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