feeding
The act or process of giving foodThe act or process of giving food.
» Is there any problem with feeding my dog ice cream?
Ist es in irgendeiner Weise problematisch, wenn ich meinem Hund Speiseeis zu fressen gebe?
Чи є якісь проблеми з годуванням мого собаки морозивом?
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable)The act or process of giving food.
premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
the act of consuming food
(countable)An instance or session of giving food.
the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content
optimal intervals between feedings for neonates with weak esophagogastric sphincter
кормле́ниеkormlénije, кормёжкаkormjóžka
(uncountable, usually)The act or process of eating.
feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
the act of supplying food and nourishment
(countable, usually)An instance or session of eating.
picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture
пита́ниеpitánije
(countable, dated, uncountable)That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
(countable, dated, uncountable)That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
(uncountable)The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill
Examples
142 sentencesIs there any problem with feeding my dog ice cream?
Чи є якісь проблеми з годуванням мого собаки морозивом?
deIst es in irgendeiner Weise problematisch, wenn ich meinem Hund Speiseeis zu fressen gebe?
I spent a couple of hours sitting on a bench in the park feeding birds.
Я провів кілька годин, сидячи на лавці в парку і годуючи птахів.
Tom has been feeding my dog.
She will often sit there feeding birds.
How much should I be feeding my dog?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
By surface analysis, feed + -ing.By surface analysis, feed + -ing.
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Forms
plural: feedingsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the act of supplying food and nourishment:alimentation
- the act of consuming food:eating
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- feeding my dog
- feeding the pigeons
- be feeding my
- is feeding the