0
The word feed is both a noun and a verb. Example uses:
Noun: We need to order more feed for the chickens.
Verb: We brought enough Sandwiches to feed everyone.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoYes, the word 'feeding' is a noun (a gerund), a word for the action of giving food to someone or something; the portion of food to be given at one time; a word for a thing.
The word 'feeding' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to feed. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a verbal noun called a gerund.
Examples:
The baby's next feeding is a two. (noun)
The boy's chore while at the farm was feeding the chickens. (verb)
The feeding device provides a continuous flow of paint. (adjective)
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is eating an adjective?
It can be rarely, to mean in the process of feeding("never disturb an eating dog"). It is the present participle of the verb to eat, and may also be a verb form, participial, or noun.
Is calendar heavens archaeologist Winnebago written mathematics the hickory fort a noun or a pronoun or an adjective?
calendar = noun and verb heavens = noun, plural archaeologist = noun Winnebago = noun, proper written mathematics = adjective + noun the hickory fort = article + noun + noun (the noun 'hickory' used to describe the noun 'fort' is functioning as a noun adjunct)
What part of speech is terrorism?
The word terror is a noun. It is mostly an uncountable noun.
Is saturday afternoon a noun?
The term 'Saturday afternoon' is a noun phrase, the noun 'afternoon' described by the noun 'Saturday'.A noun functioning as an adjective to describe another noun is called an attributive noun or a noun adjunct.The noun 'Saturday' is a proper noun, the name of a specific day of the week. A proper noun is always capitalized.The noun 'afternoon' is a common noun, a general word for a period of any day.A noun phrase is a group of words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence in any position that can be filled by a noun. Examples:Saturday afternoon is the class picnic. (subject of the sentence)We're going to the picnic on Saturday afternoon. (object of the preposition 'on')
Is wall designs a compound noun?
The term 'wall designs' functions as a compound noun but is not a true compound noun, a noun made up of two or more words to form a word with a meaning of its own. The term is made up of the noun 'wall', an attributive noun (a noun that describes another noun) and the plural noun 'designs'.
Can a man be a nurse because by definition to 'nurse' is feeding from the breast?
Yes. noun vs verb distinction
Is floch is collective noun?
There is no word spelled 'floch' in English. You may mean the word flock (flocks), a collective noun, a word for a number of birds feeding, resting, or traveling together.
what is the noun for feed?
The word 'feed' is a noun as a word for food for livestock; a device for supplying material to a machine; the transmission of published content over a network of television or internet; a word for a thing.The noun forms of the verb to feed are feeder and the gerund, feeding.
What part of speech is feeding?
Yes, it is a form of the verb "to feed" (provide food, or put in data, documents or paper). It is the present participle of the verb, and may also be used as an adjective or noun. e.g. Fishing for me is just feeding the fish.
How do you use goose in plural sentence?
The plural form of the noun goose is geese.A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Example sentences for the plural noun 'geese':Several geese were enjoying our pond. (subject of the sentence)I have a sack of feed that the geese like. (subject of the relative clause)A woman sat on the step feeding two geese by hand. (direct object of the verb 'feeding')There is straw for the geese in the barn. (object of the preposition 'for')
How do you use carrion in a sentence'?
Common ravens are known for feeding on carrion. The word carrion is a noun that means decaying flesh. Some synonyms are corpse and remains.
What is feeding industries?
feeding industries is feeding industries
What do you call it when rabbits are feeding?
Feeding
What is feeding the wren?
feeding the wren
What is Calf feeding?
Feeding a calf, especially feeding it milk replacer from a bottle or bucket.
What is enternal feeding?
Enternal feeding is giving nutrition through a feeding tube.Read more: What_is_enternal
What is the abstract noun of feed?
The abstract noun form of the verb to feed is the gerund, feeding.The word 'feed' is a concrete noun as a word for food for animals, a mechanical device used to pass material into a mechanism.
