hand-feed
verb
hand-fed
ˈhan(d)-ˈfed 
; hand-feeding
; hand-feeding
: to feed by hand
He does not just hunt sharks, he hand-feeds them live salmon from a submerged cage.—
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Guests can snorkel the artificial Grand Reef teeming with fish and graceful rays, spend hours floating the lazy river that winds under waterfalls, and hand-feed birds in the aviary.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Trying to reason with someone like that is like trying to hand-feed a shark.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Beyond the bustle of cleaning wounds and hand-feeding animals — some of the babies need to be fed every one to two hours — there’s the sheer amount of housekeeping that goes into caring for this many animals.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
According to Australia media, the couple visited the zoo for a private tour and were photographed hand-feeding a kangaroo and snapping selfies in between assorted PDA.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The Memphis Zoo welcomed the baby pygmy slow loris in a Jan. 29 Facebook video, which showed the endangered primate being hand-fed by staff.
—Makiya Seminera, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Gavin Newsom was in his element, hand-feeding dishy commentary to an eager political press corps.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Her faithful furry companions enjoyed lives of luxury, including an elaborate menu of foods that Queen Elizabeth would often hand-feed to them herself, according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
At breakfast, guests can hand-feed the lofty animals through dining room windows.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Trying to reason with someone like that is like trying to hand-feed a shark.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Beyond the bustle of cleaning wounds and hand-feeding animals — some of the babies need to be fed every one to two hours — there’s the sheer amount of housekeeping that goes into caring for this many animals.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
According to Australia media, the couple visited the zoo for a private tour and were photographed hand-feeding a kangaroo and snapping selfies in between assorted PDA.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The Memphis Zoo welcomed the baby pygmy slow loris in a Jan. 29 Facebook video, which showed the endangered primate being hand-fed by staff.
—Makiya Seminera, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Gavin Newsom was in his element, hand-feeding dishy commentary to an eager political press corps.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Her faithful furry companions enjoyed lives of luxury, including an elaborate menu of foods that Queen Elizabeth would often hand-feed to them herself, according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
At breakfast, guests can hand-feed the lofty animals through dining room windows.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
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“Hand-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand-feed. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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