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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This isn’t their first collaboration; previously, Milgrom hosted a Miles Davis book launch party and a “Kind of Blue” Scotch whiskey tasting at the gallery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
"It's like tasting an amazing steak and then having to go back to a McDonald's burger," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The “operational adjustments” will not “materially impact” the company’s tasting rooms in Napa, Sonoma and Paso Robles, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
He let them stew for close on an hour, testing them now and again with his fork, and tasting the broth.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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