Feasting is an English word with synonyms like banqueting or eating. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Feasting in a sentence
Related words
Feasting meaning
present participle and gerund of feast
Synonyms of Feasting
Using Feasting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of feast
- Useful related words include: banqueting, eating, feeding.
- In the example corpus, feasting often appears in combinations such as: feasting on, and feasting, feasting and.
Context around Feasting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Feasting
- In this selection, "feasting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pigs, seagulls, guard, elements, repeatedly and stomachs stand out and add context to how "feasting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a zombie feasting on something and after the feasting over christmas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "feasting" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with feasting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You'll see a zombie feasting on something on the ground. (11 words)
From June 23, besides official paper works, gathering and feasting will not be allowed within the colony. (17 words)
If you're still peckish, book a seat at Wild Artichokes to enjoy Jane Baxter's feasting menu. (18 words)
Instead, it was Brighton that advanced – as was always going to be the case; 99 times out of 100, anyway – Roberto De Zerbi’s team penning the latest chapter of their fantastic season to ensure that the puns focused on seagulls feasting on fish. (44 words)
Jacks and Salt have been tipped to be the new Jason Roy and Alex Hales and the next generation gave their finest impression of the old guard, feasting on Ireland’s fruitless pursuit of early swing with a rash of fours. (41 words)
Even as we celebrate this Christmas Day — opening gifts, going to church, preparing favorite holiday foods and feasting with family and friends — we must make room in our hearts for those who are struggling today. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the “feasting over Christmas and New Year”, she recommends having meals that are “really refreshing, zingy and citrusy, and lighter”.
Enjoy the intense wheeking joy of an entire clan of guinea pigs feasting on the remains of their defeated enemies.
Even as we celebrate this Christmas Day — opening gifts, going to church, preparing favorite holiday foods and feasting with family and friends — we must make room in our hearts for those who are struggling today.
Horror fans have been feasting at the box office lately, with plenty of high-profile projects being released to critical and financial success.
Instead, it was Brighton that advanced – as was always going to be the case; 99 times out of 100, anyway – Roberto De Zerbi’s team penning the latest chapter of their fantastic season to ensure that the puns focused on seagulls feasting on fish.
Jacks and Salt have been tipped to be the new Jason Roy and Alex Hales and the next generation gave their finest impression of the old guard, feasting on Ireland’s fruitless pursuit of early swing with a rash of fours.
Months later, he found himself in New York City on Thanksgiving Day, amazed at the festive streets and bountiful feasting he saw.
Thanksgiving has all the lovely family gathering and feasting elements of Christmas, but without the pressure of gifting (and receiving).
The Power were super-damaging front of centre, feasting repeatedly on turnover and leaving the Giants overworked and uncharacteristically disorganised behind the ball.
You'll see a zombie feasting on something on the ground.
Amidst heavy festive feasting, stomachs are surely reaching capacity, likely leading many to experience more frequent, pressing loo trips.
From June 23, besides official paper works, gathering and feasting will not be allowed within the colony.
Guests can immerse themselves in Viking adventures, from soaring on dragon rides to training in interactive play camps and feasting like true warriors.
If you're still peckish, book a seat at Wild Artichokes to enjoy Jane Baxter's feasting menu.
In a celebration of al fresco feasting, Graves makes a compelling case to keep the coals burning all year round.
It is a fun and exciting occasion usually spent with family sharing and receiving gifts or money and feasting on specially prepared food and sweets.
The ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly has repeatedly denied he had been inspired by the “Last Supper,” saying the scene was meant to celebrate diversity and pay tribute to feasting and French gastronomy.
The Salty Monk are pairing their six-course ‘Devon Plate Menu’ with an English wine flight for another evening of local feasting (September 18).
They said: “Rodents such as rats and mice will enjoy feasting on pumpkins, especially if they’re carved and open to reveal the delicious fruit inside.
They will also readily feed on other mantids and are often seen feasting on larger butterflies such as swallowtails and monarchs.
Common combinations with feasting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- feasting on 28×
- and feasting 20×
- feasting and 16×
- feasting with 5×
- the feasting 4×
- for feasting 4×
- by feasting 4×
- been feasting 3×
- of feasting 3×
- be feasting 3×