How to pronounce "feeding"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "feeding"

Learn how to break down "feeding" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

feed-ing
2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

F IY1 D IH0 NG
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "feeding"

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

Verb

  • (ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
    Example: "Feed the dog every evening."
  • To eat (usually of animals).
    Example: "Spiders feed on gnats and flies."
  • To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
    Example: "Feed the fish to the dolphins."
  • To give to a machine to be processed.
    Example: "Feed the paper gently into the document shredder."
  • To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
  • To supply with something.
    Example: "Springs feed ponds with water."
  • To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle.
    Example: "If grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep."
  • To pass to.
  • (of a phonological rule) To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule.
    Example: "Nasalization feeds raising."
  • (of a syntactic rule) To create the syntactic environment in which another syntactic rule is applied; to be applied before another syntactic rule.

Noun

  • An instance of giving food.
  • An instance of eating (usually said of animals).
  • That which is eaten; food.
  • That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pastureland.
  • The loading of material into a machine that will process it.

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