Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of feast
They are feasting on turkey and venison.
plural feastings
- A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
Despite many feastings, the wolves were hungry again.
1911, Joseph A. Altsheler, (Please provide the book title or journal name)2 more examples
The lover at last fell ill; he fairly wasted away; and was so unhappy, that he gave up all his feastings and entertainments.
1846, Leigh Hunt, Stories from the Italian Poets= With Lives of the Writers, Vol. 2There was hooch galore, and meat and feastings, and they took kindly to the new order.
1904, Jack London, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
feasting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feasting
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