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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Feast \Feast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Feasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Feasting.] [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work,
F. f[^e]ter to celebrate a holiday. See Feast, n.]
1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions,
particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.
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And his sons went and feasted in their houses.
--Job. i. 4.
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2. To be highly gratified or delighted.
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With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.
--Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Feast \Feast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Feasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Feasting.] [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work,
F. f[^e]ter to celebrate a holiday. See Feast, n.]
1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions,
particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.
And his sons went and feasted in their houses.
--Job. i. 4.
2. To be highly gratified or delighted.
With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.
--Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
feasting
n : eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by
entertainment) [syn: banqueting]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
feasting
n.
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
vb.
(present participle of en feast nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
feasting
n.
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
vb.
(present participle of en feast nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
feasting
n.
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
vb.
(present participle of en feast nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
feasting
n.
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
vb.
(present participle of en feast nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Feasting /fˈiːstɪŋ/ التمتّعFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
feasting /fˈiːstɪŋ/
ein Festessen / Festmahl veranstaltend, bewirtend
Synonyms: throwing a feast, plying with food and drink
see: throw a feast for sb., feast sb., ply sb. with food and drink, thrown a feast, feasted, plied with food and drink
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]feasting /fˈiːstɪŋ/ FestmahlFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], festliches Mahl , Schmaus , Tafel [cook.] Note: in Zusammensetzungen Synonyms: feast, elaborate meal, good/huge/lavish spread see: wedding feast, Bacchanalian feast, funeral feast, funeral wake
feasting /fˈiːstɪŋ/
schlemmernd, schmausend, tafelnd, sich den Bauch vollschlagend
"After the feasting of Christmas, January is a time of dieting and new exercise regimes." - Nach dem weihnachtlichen Schlemmen ist der Januar die Zeit des Diäthaltens und neuer Fitnesspläne.
see: feast, feasted
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]feasting /fˈiːstɪŋ/ 1. lakmározás 2. dôzsölésFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈfistɪŋ/