noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English feding, from Old English fēding, from fēdan to feed + -ing
1.
a. : the act or process of one that feeds or the act or process of being fed
all fruit purchased will be used to assist in relief feeding in foreign countries — Collier's Year Book
the jamming of the mechanism stopped the feeding of the coke into the furnace
b. : an instance of feeding especially something more or less incapable of providing its own food or of feeding itself
give your lawn a late fall feeding of fertilizer
gave the baby eight ounces of milk at each feeding
2. : land used for grazing