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Definitions

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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More than 400 small manufacturing clusters here make glass items ranging from car headlamp covers and bangles to light shades, decorative items and chandeliers, feeding a domestic market worth over $200mn.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Major roads are bad news for bats: They can disrupt feeding, breeding, and flying routes.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

But high prices at the pump are feeding Americans’ overall dour mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

And local deliberations rarely compare the impact of solar farms to common agricultural practices, which can lead to runoff from fertilizers and herbicides, for example, or waste lagoons from concentrated animal feeding operations.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

It was quiet all around her, but the skeleton birds watched her from their perches, the trees pulled close like they were feeding off her fear.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega