- past tense form of spoon-feed.
- past participle of spoon-feed.
spoon-fed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Surely, the viewer can put two and two together on their own to decipher a deeper meaning within the text without the message being spoon-fed to them.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
Other images include Susan being spoon-fed by her young granddaughter and her lying on her bed having forgotten how to dress herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
One of them, Shamim Salim, 26, was being spoon-fed soup by a well-wisher.
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2023
Within days, though, the campaign’s spoon-fed examples began to fall apart.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
I remember lying in a soft bed, being spoon-fed something that tasted like buttered popcorn, only it was pudding.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word