FEEING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

feeing

verb

present participle of fee, chiefly Scottish

as in employing

to provide with a paying job the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks

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Recent Examples of feeing Now its 2026 races could have national importance, and both Republicans and Democrats are feeing cautiously optimistic. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026 Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me. — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026

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Verb

Through the new focus on South Miami-Dade, Beasley also wants employers to understand the benefits of employing people from the area.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
The idea of employing microbes to transform waste carbon into something useful is far from novel.

— Mike McRae August 28, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of employing

Verb

In May, the trade publication National Restaurant News reported that McDonald’s was embarking on a hiring binge this summer with a goal of 375,000 new workers nationwide.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
The chip company made a deal with the AI coding startup, making a $1 billion investment and also a $6 billion technology licensing agreement, while hiring more than 100 of Poolside’s employees.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiring

Verb

The union, in the PERB filing, said the information is helpful when recruiting new members and performing outreach, potentially affecting the union’s long-term strength.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The stakes of recruiting and retaining elite talent are high in the current hypercompetitive AI market.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruiting

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Rivera has done a good job engaging alumni and raising money in his two years as general manager and Lupoi has energized the fan base with his string recruiting since being hired in December.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
For all these companies, retaining and engaging employees is mission-critical for business success.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026