feeding
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feeding noun. OE.
[from FEED verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of FEED verb1; an instance of this. OE.
Food, diet. Now rare. LME.
Grazing-land, pasturage. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
Comb.: feeding-bottle a bottle fitted with a teat from which a baby can suck milk etc.; feeding-cup a small vessel with a spout for feeding liquid to an invalid lying down; feeding frenzy (a) an aggressive and competitive group attack on prey by sharks or other voracious predators; (b) fig. an episode of frantic competition or rivalry for something, esp. among journalists covering a story, personality, etc.; feeding-time the time at which captive animals etc. are fed.