party
noun
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc..
partying
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present participleof party.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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People came to the Network School for self-improvement rather than partying, and there were plenty of women, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
To locate the immune cells that were "partying all night," as Macauley described them, the researchers also used a technique called light sheet microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The partying continued throughout the week and Dawn the Duck was among the participants in the Tartan Army's Downtown March in Providence, Rhode Island, on 18 June.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But the limits of Hollywood’s imagination squeeze Supergirl to stop partying and start doing some regular old rescuing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The TV shows folks partying in the French Quarter.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
