taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
is tasting
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present progressiveof taste (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“An important aspect in decolonizing your palate is tasting foods with minimal processing and minimal additives,” Johnson said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
"Your brain is tasting your blood as we speak and it's tasting the temperature and the brain is now sending signals to the rest of your body," Prof Bailey tells me.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2022
One of my favorite activities of spring is tasting through the new crop of rosés in anticipation of dinners on the patio or cool refreshment after a trail hike.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
This restaurant is tasting menu territory, and though it doesn’t come cheap, the grand seafood journey created by Alice’s masterful and inventive chef is a profound reminder of the revelatory pleasures of eating out.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
‘To me it is tasting of clockcoaches and slime-wanglers!’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
