TASTING Definition & Meaning

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tasting

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noun

the act of one who tastes food or drink:
a final tasting of a dish before serving.
a small quantity of food or drink that is tasted; a taste:
I’d like just a tasting.
a slight experience of something; a taste:
Now you have a tasting of his stupidity.
an event at which people can sample various wines, or other drinks or foods, for comparative purposes:
a tasting of champagnes from France.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tasting¹

First recorded in 1375–1400; taste ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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Not the kind to win over a tasting panel, maybe.

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It is Mitchell's second Grand Slam since taking over side in the autumn of 2023, with the Red Roses last tasting defeat in the World Cup final by New Zealand in 2022.

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He recently hosted a March 30 book launch party for “The World’s Largest Cherry Pie,” a collection of poetry by his friend Sophie Appel, that featured a harpist and tea tasting.

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I could stand at the stove, tasting, adjusting, adding a little more of this, a little less of that—always able to fix it if something went wrong.

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He says he stopped the sessions after the elder started forcing him to make himself sick by tasting a bitter liquid whenever he had sexual thoughts or urges about other men.

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