Tasting

//ˈteɪstɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small amount of food or drink.
  2. 2
    taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality wordnet
  3. 3
    The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.
  4. 4
    a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds wordnet
  5. 5
    a small amount (especially of food or wine) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of taste form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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degustationappetitecannibalismcarnivorismcarnivoritycarnivorousness

Example

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"Mr Jones is tasting the soup his wife made."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tastynge, taastyng, equivalent to taste + -ing (gerundive ending).

Etymology 2

From Middle English tastinge, taastynge, equivalent to taste + -ing (present participle ending).

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