- present participle of feed.
feeding
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Plus, an infected deer tick must keep its harpoon-like feeding tube in the bloodstream for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"So we then watched it blowing, quite far out, and slowly moved towards the area where there was lots of feeding going on because sometimes you can see whales lunge feeding."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The analysis showed that genes associated with the different illnesses were feeding into many of the same major biological systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, investors are expecting several more hikes over the next 12 months, based in part on concerns that businesses will start passing the cost of rising fuel prices onto consumers, feeding more broadly into inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even with the rain, the cows needed milking, the chickens needed feeding, and Aunt Pretty needed someone to stir the catsup she was making, and to taste it as well.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Chapters in the third person depict the ways that the dog’s uneventful daily life of feedings and naps has been transformed by sickness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Not casually, not as a side project, but with the all-in fervor of someone who rearranges their calendar around starter feedings.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
The new version feels faster and lighter, with a greater emphasis on humor — even in a show that details hunger strikes and forced feedings.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
On its website, Penny Appeal says it provides poverty relief in Asia, the Middle East and Africa by "offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care and providing emergency food and medical aid".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Mr. Zuckerman ordered Lurvy to increase Wilbur’s feedings from three meals a day to four meals a day.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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