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feeding

The correct spelling is feeding.

How to pronounce feeding

verb

IPA: /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

Say it like: Fee-din-g

The correct spelling is feeding. (ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat. For example: "Feed the dog every evening."

Usage Examples

Feed the dog every evening.

Spiders feed on gnats and flies.

Feed the fish to the dolphins.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  2. 2.To eat (usually of animals).
  3. 3.To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
  4. 4.To give to a machine to be processed.
  5. 5.To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).

noun

  1. 1.An instance of giving food.
  2. 2.An instance of eating (usually said of animals).
  3. 3.That which is eaten; food.
  4. 4.That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pastureland.
  5. 5.The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

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