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feting

feting is the present participle and gerund of fete.

Meaning of fete

Verb

fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)

  1. (passive, transitive, usually) To celebrate (a person).
    • Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd
    Synonyms:
    celebrate

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Questions about feting

What is feting the present participle and gerund of?
Feting is the present participle and gerund of fete.

Words near feting in the dictionary

  1. fetidly
  2. fetidness
  3. fetids
  4. fetiferous
  5. fetii
  6. feting
  7. fetiparous
  8. fetish
  9. fetish bean
  10. fetish mining
  11. fetish priest

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