Definition of "feeding" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of feed

noun

1. (uncountable) The act or process of giving food.

   • premium blend for feeding of dairy herds

2. (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

3. (uncountable, usually said of animals) The act or process of eating.

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

4. (countable, usually said of animals) An instance or session of eating.

   • picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture

5. (dated) That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.

6. (dated) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.

7. (uncountable) The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

   • caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill