- present participle of feast.
feasting
Example Sentences
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They remain for a year, feasting and recovering, before Circe helps them prepare for the journey ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He would see those lorikeets again later, now feasting on the “frilly white blooms” of a eucalyptus tree, their heads dusty with pollen, dizzily enjoying their nectar-rich world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
More bizarre and pernicious ideas are soon oozing from Peter’s every pore, beginning with the belief that the motel room is infested with insects that are feasting on his flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
They owned work clothes and good clothes, and they wore good clothes for feasting the new seasons.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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