Definition of "overfeeding" []

• Present participle of overfeed. (verb)

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• "Symptoms of dyspepsia which are due to continued nervous excitement demand treatment which is very different from that which would be appropriate to dyspepsia which is due to other causes, such as overfeeding or unsuitable feeding."
• "Garvan Institute of Medical Research, scientists set out to mimic the kind of overfeeding that typically takes place during feasting periods like Christmas."
• "The 26-year-old, from Oldbury, Birmingham, said that although there was a sign in the park warning of the dangers of 'overfeeding' the birds there were no signs warning that people could be fined."