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Definition of feeding :
1. of Feed
2. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land.
3. That which is eaten; food.
4. the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening.
Synonyms:
nutriment, nutrition, nourishment, aliment, sustenance, alimentation, victuals
eating (part of speech: verb)
breakfasting, picnicking, drinking, snacking, tasting, biting, consuming, gulping, lunching, supping, grubbing, eating, ingesting, devouring, dining, feasting
supplying (part of speech: verb)
catering, reloading, deploying, replenishing, supplying, boarding, clothing, granting, reinforcing, selling, endowing, dispensing, providing, contributing, delivering, donating
feeding (part of speech: verb)
nourishing, breast feeding, suckling, nursing, nurturing, sustaining, catering to, fattening, wining and dining
Usage examples:
- " If there had been a man there, she would have had him in the kitchen and been feeding him what was left from dinner, inside of an hour, from force of habit. - "The Circular Staircase", Mary Roberts Rinehart.
- This feeding breath to a diver is serious business. - "Careers of Danger and Daring", Cleveland Moffett.
- Feeding on the sun! - "The Metal Monster", A. Merritt.