re
gale
Third Person
regales
Present Participle
regaling
Past Tense
regaled
Past Participle
regaled
1
to entertain with stories or performances
transitive
- She regaled her friends with tales of her travels around the world.
- The comedian regales the audience with jokes and anecdotes.
- He regaled his guests with a musical performance on the piano.
- She regaled her coworkers with amusing anecdotes from her time working abroad.
- The musician regaled the crowd with a lively concert in the park.
2
to provide with fine food, wine, and other luxuries
transitive
- The king loved to regale visitors to the castle with tales of battles and conquests over a lavish banquet in the grand hall.
- At the feast, guests were regaled with an extravagant spread of dishes, rich pastries and rare vintage wines.
- The host regaled the guests with a five-course dinner and vintage wine.
- The royal family regaled their visitors with a feast fit for kings.
- At the banquet, they were regaled with delicacies from all over the world.
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