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Feckless as it was for Bush to ask Americans to go shopping after 9/11, we all too enthusiastically followed his lead, whether we were wealthy, working-class or in between. We spent a decade feasting on easy money, don't-pay-as-you-go consumerism and a metastasizing celebrity culture.
Frank Rich

Meaning of "feasting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEASTING

feasting  [ˈfiːstɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEASTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feasting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEASTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

feasting

Banquet

A banquet is a large meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honor of someone.

Definition of feasting in the English dictionary

The definition of feasting in the dictionary is the act or an instance of feasting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEASTING


blasting
ˈblɑːstɪŋ
broadcasting
ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ
bursting
ˈbɜːstɪŋ
casting
ˈkɑːstɪŋ
die-casting
ˈdaɪˌkɑːstɪŋ
easting
ˈiːstɪŋ
everlasting
ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ
exhausting
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ
fasting
ˈfɑːstɪŋ
handfasting
ˈhændˌfɑːstɪŋ
lasting
ˈlɑːstɪŋ
long-lasting
ˌlɒŋˈlɑːstɪŋ
morale-boosting
məˈrɑːlˌbuːstɪŋ
nowcasting
ˈnaʊˌkɑːstɪŋ
podcasting
ˈpɒdˌkɑːstɪŋ
sand-casting
ˈsændˌkɑːstɪŋ
sandblasting
ˈsændˌblɑːstɪŋ
surfcasting
ˈsɜːfˌkɑːstɪŋ
typecasting
ˈtaɪpˌkɑːstɪŋ
vodcasting
ˈvɒdˌkɑːstɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEASTING

feasance
fease
feasibility
feasibility study
feasible
feasibleness
feasibly
feast
Feast of Dedication
Feast of Lanterns
Feast of Lights
Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of the Unleavened Bread
Feast of Weeks
feaster
feastful
feastless
feat
feateous
feateously

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEASTING

accounting
boasting
contrasting
costing
disgusting
existing
frosting
harvesting
interesting
listing
nesting
pasting
posting
pre-existing
resting
sting
tasting
testing
trusting
twisting
wasting

Synonyms and antonyms of feasting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FEASTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «feasting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of feasting

Translation of «feasting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEASTING

Find out the translation of feasting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feasting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feasting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灯红酒绿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

festines
570 millions of speakers

English

feasting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

feasting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الولائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

festejando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাত্তয়া-খাত্তয়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpesta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlemmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祝宴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn uống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருந்துக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेजवानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ziyafet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

festa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biesiadowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бенкети
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ospăț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλέντι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

feesviering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

festa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feasting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEASTING»

The term «feasting» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEASTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feasting

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3 QUOTES WITH «FEASTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word feasting.
1
Leigh-Allyn Baker
Our traditions have been waking up on Christmas morning and feasting on a southern breakfast. I'm from the South. We eat grits and biscuits and gravy and eggs with Ritz crackers and country ham, bacon, you name it.
2
Samuel Pepys
Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.
3
Frank Rich
Feckless as it was for Bush to ask Americans to go shopping after 9/11, we all too enthusiastically followed his lead, whether we were wealthy, working-class or in between. We spent a decade feasting on easy money, don't-pay-as-you-go consumerism and a metastasizing celebrity culture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEASTING»

Discover the use of feasting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feasting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fasting, Feasting
A wonderful novel in two parts, moving from the heart of a close-knit Indian household, with its restrictions and prejudices, its noisy warmth and sensual appreciation of food, to the cool centre of an American family, with its freedom and ...
Anita Desai, 2012
2
Feasting Free on Wild Edibles
This practical guide to North American edible plants explains where to find them, when and how to gather them, and how to prepare them.
Bradford Angier, 2001
3
Feasting the Dead: Food and Drink in Anglo-Saxon Burial Rituals
An examination of the frequently elaborate rituals of food and feasting in Anglo-Saxon funeral rites.
Christina Lee, 2007
4
Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year ...
This resource offers a multitude of poetic prayers and responsive readings for all parts of worship and is meant to complement existing denominational resources.
Kimberly Bracken Long, 2013
5
Raiding, Trading, and Feasting: The Political Economy of ...
"Reaching beyond the Philippine archipelago, this study contributes to the larger anthropological debate regarding ecological and cultural factors that shape political economy in chiefdoms and early states.
Laura Lee Junker, 1999
6
Feasting on Misfortune: Journeys of the Human Spirit in ...
The themes of adversity and victories of the spirit draw together the stories of ordinary people in early Alberta.
David C. Jones, 1998
7
Feasting: A Celebration of Food in Art : Paintings from the ...
Each color plate is accompanied by an extensive and informative caption that captures the historic as well as the artistic moment. This is the quintessential gift book for art lovers, food lovers, and anyone who appreciates a good meal!
James W. Yood, 1992
8
Feasting the Heart: Fifty-two Commentaries for the Air
Award-winning writer Reynolds Price captures the small but telling moments of everyday life in a wonderfully varied collection of personal essays originally presented on NPR.
Reynolds Price, 2001
9
The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early ...
These ten essays present comparative case studies from the Old and New Worlds addressing the political connotations of food and feasting and highlighting the use of 'culinary equipment as a window into the commensual politics of early ...
Tamara L. Bray, 2003
10
Food and Feasting in Art
Malaguzzi's work describes the significance of food and feasts through the ages and discusses how artists have created allegories of gluttony and odes to the sense of taste, using, for example, artfully positioned fruits and vegetables in ...
Silvia Malaguzzi, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEASTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feasting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Ramadan, feasting may defy the very purpose of fasting
In Ramadan, feasting may defy the very purpose of fasting. People break their fast in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Turkey. «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
2
Feasting in God's Own Country: 5 Dishes Worth Trying in Kerala
Feasting in God's Own Country: 5 Dishes Worth Trying in Kerala It is the month of the “temple festivals”. That is what I discover as I drive down, ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
From Biryani to gur-ka-sharbat: Ramzan celebration at Jama Masjid …
Iftaar feasting is incomplete without biryani, so we maneuver past the commotion of Matia Mahal to a network of lanes leads us to the Chitli ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Video: Flying Great White Shark Photobombs Its Feasting Friend
Capturing a great white shark tearing into bait on film is pretty impressive, but this camera also managed to capture a leaping great white in the ... «OutdoorHub, Jul 15»
5
Fasting and feasting at home
But don't lose heart: Two of the city's best new home cooks have made sure you sample the best of Ramzan feasting even if you decide to stay ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
6
Feasting on Fiber
It started inconspicuously in 1975: Jean Wells Keenan simply hung a dozen quilts made by her students outside her shop on one Saturday in ... «The Source Weekly, Jul 15»
7
Fasting, Feasting
By 6 pm on a Sunday, the metal detector outside gate no 3 of Jama Masjid is beeping away, sounding like a morse code signal. The rush of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Bremen is feasting on properties
Social Democrats and Greens have set up a coalition agreement that makes home owners and property investors frown. The city state of Bremen is inclined to fill ... «Property Magazine International, Jul 15»
9
Alaskan fisherman 'awed' by large pod of feasting humpback whales
July 08, 2015: An Alaskan fisherman was left laughing uncontrollably after a pod of whales majestically breached the water next to his vessel in ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
10
A three-day BC drive feasting on a fast-car buffet
Some had paid $3,995, others were guests of dealerships, for three days feasting from a menu that included Boxster GTS, Cayman S and GTS, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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