feast
noun
any rich or abundant meal.
are feasting
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present progressiveof feast.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The richest and most sophisticated investors are feasting on early shares of the most valuable private companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Mosquitoes and horseflies are feasting on the men, but still "Frisbee", from western Ukraine, has taken his shirt off because of the heat.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
Researchers hypothesize that the salmon are feasting too heavily on anchovies, a fish that is now swarming the California coast in record numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
Orca are feasting more often on bowhead whales.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
“The crows are feasting while you stand here and jabber!”
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
