feeding

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
noun

The act or process of giving food.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The act or process of giving food.

    “premium blend for feeding of dairy herds”

  2. An instance or session of giving food.

    “the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content”

  3. The act or process of eating.

    “feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed”

  4. An instance or session of eating.

    “picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

FEEDING at a glance

FEEDING has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,366 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with feeding

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • FEELING11
  • NEEDING9
  • SEEDING9
  • WEEDING12
  • FEUDING12
  • FENDING12
  • HEEDING12
  • DEEDING10
  • REEDING9
  • FEEZING20
  • FEERING11
  • FEESING11
  • YEEDING12

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