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feasting

/ˈfiː.stɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈfiː.stɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс обильного употребления пищи и напитков или празднования с большим застольем, часто в коллективном или праздничном контексте.

A noun referring to the act of eating and drinking sumptuously or celebrating with a large meal, often in a communal or festive context.

uncountable

  1. Large celebratory mealB1formal

    The act of eating and drinking abundantly, often in celebration.

    ruПиршество

    • The feasting lasted late into the night after the wedding.
    • Feasting is a central part of many cultural festivals.
    • The king ordered a week of feasting to celebrate the victory.

    Synonymsbanquetfeastregalerepastspread

    Antonymsfaminefasting

  2. Enjoying something abundantlyB2informal

    The act of taking great pleasure in something, especially food or entertainment.

    ruПиршество

    • We spent the evening feasting on delicious seafood.
    • The children were feasting on cake and ice cream.
    • Feasting on the buffet, they tried every dish available.

    Synonymsdelectationindulgencerelishingrevelrysavoring

    Antonymsfasting

Forms
  • feastings plural form
  • feastings' possessive plural form
  • feasting's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

feast/fiːst/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия поедания большого, обильного приёма пищи, часто в рамках празднования, или для обозначения наслаждения чем-либо в изобилии.

A verb used to indicate the act of eating a large, elaborate meal, often in celebration, or to enjoy something abundantly.

  1. Eat heartilyB1formalculinary

    To eat a large amount of food with great enjoyment, often at a celebration.

    ruПировать

    • They feasted on roasted turkey and pumpkin pie.
    • The guests feasted all night at the wedding reception.
    • We feasted on fresh seafood by the beach.

    Synonymsbanquetbingegorgeoverindulgepig out

    Antonymsfaststarve

  2. Enjoy abundantlyB2formal

    To take great pleasure in something, especially visually or intellectually.

    ruНаслаждаться в изобилии

    • She feasted her eyes on the beautiful landscape.
    • The audience feasted on the brilliant performance.
    • He feasted on the knowledge from the ancient texts.

    Synonymsrelishsavor

Forms
  • feasted past participle
  • feasted past simple
  • feasting present participle
  • feasts third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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