taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
was tasting
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past progressiveof taste.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Although I wasn't transported to another world or filled with nostalgia, it did make me slow down for a moment and enjoy what I was tasting.
From Salon ● May 1, 2022
“I was tasting fame and glory, and I had more money than I knew what to do with,” Mr. Vizinczey later told the reference work Contemporary Authors.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
When an off-screen voice informed her that what she was tasting was actually Chiffon margarine, the goddess snapped, declaring in a quiet but threatening voice, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
Biting into one sliver of the fruit, I had the sense I was tasting in color for the first time.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2017
He stared at Edward’s face, and I wondered if he was tasting the atmosphere with his unusual sensitivity.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
