feeding means the act or process of giving food.
feeding is pronounced /ˈfiːdɪŋ/.
Etymology
By surface analysis, feed + -ing.
noun
- The act or process of giving food.“premium blend for feeding of dairy herds”
- An instance or session of giving food.“the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content”
- The act or process of eating.“feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed”
- An instance or session of eating.“picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture”
- That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
- That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.
- The loading of material into a machine that will process it.“caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill”