taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
were 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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“We were tasting it against our grandparents’ and saying, ‘No, that’s not it; it’s just not like our Friday night chicken soup,’” said Shani Seidman, the chief marketing officer for Kayco, which owns Manischewitz.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
We were tasting menus for the wedding last weekend.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2020
But Goolden disagrees - believing that quite simply, "you wouldn't know if you were tasting wine worth £4,500".
From BBC ● May 16, 2019
And what it serves is the kind of unpretentious cooking you may remember from your first trip to France, when you may have thought you were tasting a real green salad for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2018
“We’ve got some Oeil de Perdrix—” His lips pursed as though he were tasting it.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
