feeding

noun

(uncountable) The act or process of giving food.

(countable) An instance or session of giving food.

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

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

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

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

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

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