dining

verb

present participle of dine
1
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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2
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 Solo dining is becoming more common, and new 2026 data gives operators a clearer picture of what people dining alone want from their restaurant experience. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 For people who aren’t used to dining alone, asking for a table for one can come with some self-consciousness. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Stanford’s Residential & Dining Enterprises department, SFChronicle found, has previously used AI to create dining posters promoting different deals. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026 And on each level, the rooms are designed to flow through, rather than around, the two kitchens and dining rooms. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 The offer can be redeem online, in the app or while dining in. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Early fall brings pleasant temperatures to the end of summer, making barbecues and al fresco dining more comfortable than peak summer. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 From 2015 to 2017, Jonathan Gold placed it in the top five on his 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles list, before the legendary Los Angeles Times dining critic’s death in 2018. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Checkout, featuring 25 of the best new hotel restaurants and bars (and dining rooms aboard trains and cruise ships). — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dining
  1. eating
  2. feeding
  3. regaling
  4. feasting
  5. honoring
  6. catering
Verb
  • Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • The reactor will produce electricity by feeding heat into a specialized nitrogen closed Brayton cycle system.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Aramco ramped it up within weeks, and the line hit its full 7 million-barrel capacity by late March, with about 2 million of those barrels feeding Saudi refineries rather than export markets.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of regaling
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  • Unseasonal weather that curtails feasting on the scrumptious sushi served on the roof terrace from May to October.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After feasting on whole turbot and simmental steak, the crowd moved to the dance floor as Rau took over the decks.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • That is a big burden, which was understandably interpreted by Albertsons as a clear signal that Kroger was committed to honoring its contract and was all in on the deal.
    — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Now, however, a number of fans are frustrated with how the team has gone about honoring the terms.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of honoring
Verb
  • Moments later, an unbothered Brown flung himself around the stadium, catering directly to his adoring, unwavering fans.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of catering

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“Dining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dining. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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