feast
noun
any rich or abundant meal.
had been feasting
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past perfect progressiveof feast.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Rodents had been feasting on more than 43,000 pounds of meat and poultry inside the warehouse of Ya Feng Trading as if it were an endless buffet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
It turned out Zoom was provisioned for its maiden voyage to Florida, and those on the boats had been feasting in air-conditioned, electricity-laden comfort.
From Time Magazine Archive
Awake, yeah, but completely empty, like someone had been feasting on my blood.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
The wolves which had been feasting on these carcasses were very fat, and so gentle that one of them was killed with a spontoon.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
Here he had found traces that bears were numerous, and as they are fond of these berries they had been feasting on them.
From Three Boys in the Wild North Land by J. E. Laughlin
