tasting

SayTAY-sting/ˈteɪstɪŋ/

3 meanings of tasting

1
nouncountable
The act of putting a little food or drink in your mouth to find out how it tastes.
Like trying a small bite before you decide what to order.
The chef invited us for a tasting of his new dishes.
A quick tasting told her the soup needed more salt.
Similarsampling
2
nouncountable
A little bit of food or drink, just enough to taste.
Like a tiny sample spoon at the ice cream shop.
She offered each guest a tasting of the fresh honey.
He poured a small tasting of the rare whiskey for his friend.
Similartaste, sample, morsel
Note
3
verb
Present participle and gerund of taste. Use it for tasting happening now or as the name of the action.
She is tasting the soup to check if it needs more salt.
Tasting new foods is part of the fun on a trip.
Note

tasting is a form of taste

taste, verb: To have a particular flavor when eaten or drunk. Full entry

Forms: tastetastes he/she/ittasting -ing formtasted past tense, past participle
Spelling: taste → tasting: drop the e, add -ing

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with tasting, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origins

Meanings 1–2

From Middle English tastynge, made from 'taste' plus the ending '-ing'.

Meaning 3

From Middle English tastinge, made from 'taste' plus the ending '-ing'.