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feeding

[fee-ding] / ˈfi dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
grazing
Synonyms
STRONG
battening biting champing cropping eating foraging gnawing masticating munching nibbling pasturing ruminating uprooting
ADJECTIVE
grazing
Synonyms
STRONG
herding pasturing ranging
ADJECTIVE
nursing
Synonyms
STRONG
milking sucking suckling
WEAK
taking nourishment
ADJECTIVE
ranging
Synonyms
STRONG
pasturing
ADJECTIVE
tributary
Synonyms
STRONG
accessory dependent minor satellite shoot side sub subject subordinate
WEAK
under
Antonyms
STRONG
important major
WEAK
original primary source
NOUN
farming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agriculture breeding cultivation culture gardening grazing production ranching
STRONG
agronomy fertilizing gleaning growing harvesting homesteading hydroponics landscaping operating reaping seeding threshing tillage
WEAK
agronomics crop-raising geoponics share-cropping soil culture
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destruction
NOUN
pasture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grass grazing meadow
STRONG
herbage lea range
NOUN
repletion
Synonyms
STRONG
engorgement filling glut gratification indulgence satiety saturation surfeit
WEAK
overfilling slaking
Antonyms
STRONG
lack need want
NOUN
satiety
Synonyms
STRONG
engorgement filling glut gratification indulgence repletion saturation surfeit
WEAK
overfilling slaking
Antonyms
STRONG
lack need want

Example Sentences

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Khong is no stranger to feeding life’s great losses and unknowables through the processing plant of fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A single injection before feeding lowered consumption by up to 50% within an hour.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

And Evans worries "very real frustrations" are just feeding into narratives being spread online by anti-birth control campaigners, including some who see a woman's main role as to have as many children as possible.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

However, it says a global recession triggered by higher energy prices feeding inflation is a key risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For the first time I wondered how he and Tine were feeding the elderly men and women in their care.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom