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Tasting

noun/tˈeɪstɪŋ/
Definition
a small amount (especially of food or wine)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈeɪstɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈeɪstɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈeɪstɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪstɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna small amount (especially of food or wine)
nouna kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
“a wine tasting”
nountaking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
“cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most”
verbhave flavor; taste of something
verbperceive by the sense of taste
“Can you taste the garlic?”
verbtake a sample of
“Try these new crackers”
verbhave a distinctive or characteristic taste
“This tastes of nutmeg”
verbdistinguish flavors
“We tasted wines last night”
verbexperience briefly
“The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died”
Word Forms
tasteverbtake a sample of
savorverbtaste appreciatively
savourverbtaste appreciatively
degustverbtaste with relish
tastenouna kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
savornounthe taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
savournounthe taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
tastingnouna kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
samplenouna small part of something intended as representative of the whole
samplernounsomeone who samples food or drink for its quality
triernounone who tries
trialnountrying something to find out about it
tryoutnountrying something to find out about it
tasternounsomeone who samples food or drink for its quality
smacknounthe taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verkostung
eine kleine Menge (insbesondere Essen oder Wein)
🇫🇷French
dégustation
une petite quantité (surtout de nourriture ou de vin)
🇪🇸Spanish
saboreo
una pequeña cantidad (especialmente de comida o vino)
🇮🇹Italian
degustazione
una piccola quantità (soprattutto di cibo o vino)
🇳🇱Dutch
proeven
een kleine hoeveelheid (vooral voedsel of wijn)
🇵🇹Portuguese
degustação
uma pequena quantidade (especialmente de comida ou vinho)
🇷🇺Russian
дегустация
небольшое количество (особенно еды или вина)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चखने
थोड़ी मात्रा (विशेषकर भोजन या शराब की)
🇧🇩Bengali
স্বাদ গ্রহণ
অল্প পরিমাণ (বিশেষ করে খাবার বা ওয়াইন)
🇮🇳Tamil
சுவைத்தல்
ஒரு சிறிய அளவு (குறிப்பாக உணவு அல்லது மது)
🇮🇳Telugu
రుచి చూడటం
చిన్న మొత్తం (ముఖ్యంగా ఆహారం లేదా వైన్)
🇮🇳Marathi
चाखणे
एक लहान रक्कम (विशेषत: अन्न किंवा वाइन)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટેસ્ટિંગ
થોડી માત્રા (ખાસ કરીને ખોરાક અથવા વાઇન)
🇮🇳Kannada
ರುಚಿ ನೋಡುವುದು
ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ವೈನ್)
🇮🇳Malayalam
രുചിക്കൽ
ഒരു ചെറിയ തുക (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഭക്ഷണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീഞ്ഞ്)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚੱਖਣ
ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਈਨ ਦੀ)
🇵🇰Urdu
چکھنا
تھوڑی مقدار (خاص طور پر کھانے یا شراب کی)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
品尝
少量(尤其是食物或酒)
🇯🇵Japanese
試飲
少量(特に食べ物やワイン)
🇰🇷Korean
시식
소량(특히 음식이나 와인)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nếm thử
một lượng nhỏ (đặc biệt là thức ăn hoặc rượu vang)
🇹🇭Thai
ชิม
เล็กน้อย (โดยเฉพาะอาหารหรือไวน์)
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengecapan
sejumlah kecil (terutama makanan atau anggur)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtikim
isang maliit na halaga (lalo na ng pagkain o alak)
🇲🇾Malay
rasa
sedikit (terutama makanan atau wain)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تذوق
كمية صغيرة (خاصة من الطعام أو النبيذ)
🇮🇷Persian
چشیدن
مقدار کمی (به خصوص غذا یا شراب)
🇹🇷Turkish
tatma
az miktarda (özellikle yiyecek veya şaraptan)
🇮🇱Hebrew
טְעִימָה
כמות קטנה (במיוחד של אוכל או יין)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tasting'?
The primary meaning of 'tasting' is 'a small amount (especially of food or wine)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tasting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tasting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tasting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tasting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'tasting' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'tasting' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tasting' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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