Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feeding

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
feed-ing
IPA
/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of feed

noun

The act or process of giving food.

Uncountable

noun

An instance or session of giving food.

Countable

noun

The act or process of eating.

Uncountable

noun

An instance or session of eating.

Countable

noun

That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

feedings (plural)

Derived Forms

allofeeding antifeeding feedingstuff nonfeeding postfeeding unfeeding

Phrases

acquisition feeding time care and feeding feeding bottle feeding chair feeding frenzy Feeding Hills feeding stuff feeding tube

Frequently Paired Words

serving meal

Synonyms

eating alimentation

Rhymes With

reading leading bleeding breeding needing misleading preceding speeding proceeding succeeding exceeding pleading

Questions

How do you pronounce feeding?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːdɪŋ/.
What does feeding mean?
present participle and gerund of feed
Where does feeding come from?
By surface analysis, feed + -ing.

How to pronounce feeding

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