taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
has been tasting
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present perfect progressiveof taste (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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If your food has been tasting a bit bland lately, maybe you need a new spice.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
But the praetorian guard, that makes and unmakes emperors, has been tasting the sweets of tyranny ever since Marcus Aurelius died.
From Caesar Dies by Talbot Mundy
The fourth said, "Who has been tasting my porridge?"
From Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm by Lucy Crane
