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The tasting helped us choose our favorite soup.
What does Tasting mean?
trying food or drink to notice its flavor.
Dictionary definition
Tasting is the act of trying a small amount of food or drink to notice its flavor.
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Tasting in a sentence
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In science class, students described the tasting notes of sweet, sour, and salty foods.
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A careful tasting can help a cook decide whether a recipe needs more seasoning.
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Sampling is close because it means trying a small amount.
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WordTasting.
Partnoun.
MeaningTasting means trying food or drink to notice its flavor.
ExampleExample: The tasting helped us choose our favorite soup.
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- Syllables
- tay · sting
- Strongest beat
- tay
- Ending
- sting
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tay.
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Synonyms
Words like Tasting
samplingTrying a small amount of something.
taste testA test where people try food or drink and compare flavors.
flavor checkA simple way to describe checking how something tastes.
Antonyms
Opposite words
skippingNot trying or doing something.
ignoringPaying no attention to something.
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