DINING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dining

verb

present participle of dine

as in eating

to take a meal they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown

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as in feeding

to entertain with a fancy meal the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients

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Recent Examples of dining The Andalusia collection extends to lots of other enviable indoor/outdoor furniture and accessories including lounge chairs, dining chairs, and a coffee table for a cohesive outdoor setup. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 Richey’s fine-dining culinary background includes work with the Thomas Keller Group and Bouchon, as well as the Culinary Institute of America. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 While eating with their mom at a Panda Express in Pooler, Georgia, Harrison and Oscar Kunz spotted two soldiers dining nearby. — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Design, decor, and dining pay homage to Vail founders Earl Eaton and Pete Seibert and the mountain’s 1960s heyday. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 The store will have more than 1,000 rooms featuring Furniture Mall’s selection of living room, bedroom and dining furniture alongside mattresses. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The pop star was also seen dining here with Gracie Abrams earlier that same year. — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026 But, the real experience for the season is dining at Prora beneath the stone arches at the water’s edge with a menu of fresh seafood. — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The vibe — from dining space to website to packaging — feels more attentive to branding than pizza. — Peter St. Onge updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

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That said, sustained produce inflation makes healthy eating more difficult – which is why the search for affordable alternatives is increasingly important.

— Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The site declares that beans reign supreme in blue zones and stand at the heart of longevity eating everywhere, pointing to black beans in Nicoya, lentils and garbanzo and white beans across the Mediterranean, and soybeans in Okinawa.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of eating

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These would fall back to the center of the galaxy and form a swirling disk around its incumbent black hole, once again feeding it and triggering a new period of growth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
The fishermen’s problem To understand why a shark-feeding bill is moving through Congress, start with the fishermen.

— Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of feeding

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One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026
His mind was as sharp as a tack, again regaling us with amazing hockey stories.

— Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of regaling

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Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Start your meal with one of the mango lassis (the perfect way to cool down in the summer) before feasting on dishes like the tandoori lamb or momo, traditional Tibetan dumplings.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

Definition of feasting

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The distinction is traditionally bestowed upon longtime faculty and staff, with CSUF officials honoring the campus careers that were cut short but remain woven into the institution’s history.

— Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
In this film by Mira Nair, based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture after moving from Calcutta to New York.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Definition of honoring

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Separated from downtown Ho Chi Minh City by a bend in the Saigon River, Thảo Điền was once best known as the city’s expat enclave—a leafy neighborhood of villas, international schools, and cafés catering largely to foreign residents.

— Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Road trippers will find public EV charging points in key market towns or at more than 50 self-catering cottages offering on-site charging.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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