overfeed

Example Sentences

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"We gave her a little bit of food, being careful not to overfeed her," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.

From Scientific American • May 7, 2022

“You don’t want to overfeed them, because the excess food will just start decomposing and heat up,” said Grossman, “and your worms won’t have any place to go to escape so they’ll die.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Please internet: do not overfeed the ducks or overstimulate the turtles.

From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021

There is a great tendency at this stage of growth, when the birds are confined, to overfeed as well as to overheat in the brooders.

From Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by Rankin, James