feasting

Definitions

The act of eating a large, elaborate, or celebratory meal.

Partaking in an abundant supply of something, typically for enjoyment or gratification.

Examples

The villagers were feasting on roasted meats and fresh bread to celebrate the harvest.

After days of traveling through the wilderness, the group spent the evening feasting by the campfire.

The royal family held a grand banquet, with guests feasting until long past midnight.

Synonyms

banqueting dining reveling indulging carousing partaking gorging

Antonyms

starving fasting abstaining dieting famishing depriving forgoing