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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Contact organizations that pick and donate fruit to food banks and other feeding programs.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The watch includes eight digital clock faces, a stopwatch, a timer, and an alarm, which can allow older siblings to have fun helping out with timing baby’s naps, feedings, and diaper changes.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Then, scientists transferred them to a new feeding membrane that contained uninfected blood.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
An ant expert and the college’s chair of biology, Menke will be joined by Lill and Weiss this summer in studying ant feeding patterns during a cicada emergence.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2024
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The watch includes eight digital clock faces, a stopwatch, a timer, and an alarm, which can allow older siblings to have fun helping out with timing baby’s naps, feedings, and diaper changes.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Then, scientists transferred them to a new feeding membrane that contained uninfected blood.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
An ant expert and the college’s chair of biology, Menke will be joined by Lill and Weiss this summer in studying ant feeding patterns during a cicada emergence.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2024
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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