tasting
Americannoun
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the act of one who tastes food or drink.
a final tasting of a dish before serving.
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a small quantity of food or drink that is tasted; a taste.
I’d like just a tasting.
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a slight experience of something; a taste.
Now you have a tasting of his stupidity.
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an event at which people can sample various wines, or other drinks or foods, for comparative purposes.
a tasting of champagnes from France.
Etymology
Origin of tasting
First recorded in 1375–1400; taste ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Tasting the coffee properly requires slurping it with gusto, hence the music to mask the sounds of dozens of people slurping and spitting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"They are mainly award-winning waters," Pieterse said of his collection at his Fine Water Tasting Room, which he describes as the world's first such venue dedicated solely to water.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Reiff was outbid for the space that’s now Reuben’s Tasting Room in Fremont, but he is bent on landing a brick-and-mortar off the main drag of Fremont or Wallingford.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
It doesn't have to be expensive — Tasting Table ranks Lindt tops among chocolate brands and you can probably pick some up at your checkout aisle next to the gum.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023
Tasting the dirt in my mouth, I imagined it to be the soot of the mines.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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