Antonyms for feeding

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fee-ding

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi dɪŋ

Definition of feeding

Origin : Old English fedan "nourish, feed, sustain, foster," from Proto-Germanic *fodjan (cf. Old Saxon fodjan, Old Frisian feda, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuotan, Old Norse foeða, Gothic fodjan "to feed"), from PIE *pa- "to protect, feed" (see food). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since 1950s.

verb give nourishment; augment

Example sentences :

What effect do the feeding and care of poultry have upon it as food?
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

It's hard weather for the sheep an' a'm thinkin' this 'ill be a feeding storm.
Extract from : « A Doctor of the Old School, Part 5 » by Ian Maclaren

He sat there watching and feeding all through the long night.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Give it nothing, I pray you, for it is not worth the feeding.
Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater

He has a fascinating habit of feeding himself with his paws.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

But now it struck him that they did look a great deal too good for feeding the pigs in.
Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth

It was enclosed on the other side, and white pheasants were feeding in its centre.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Behind the barn lay an unused trough, made for feeding pigs.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various

So he left off feeding the people, and went away, none, knew whither.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Every man must give proof that he is capable of feeding his family.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Synonyms for feeding

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