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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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A delay of just a few days sharply lowers caterpillar survival and cuts feeding damage to the trees by about 55 percent.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

This has caused a surge in oil prices, feeding into worries that inflation could be more persistent.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Tariffs imposed last year are still feeding through to consumer goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The itinerary is "jam packed" with plans including meeting princesses and feeding dolphins.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He was told he was in luck, as the organization had a donor who specifically wanted money to go to feeding the poor in Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French