As Waythorn sat despatching his hurried luncheon he looked across half enviously at the other's leisurely degustation of his meal (Edith Wharton).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gus|ta|tion — «guhs TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of tasting. 2. the ability to taste … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
gus — ac·ro·rha·gus; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; an·gus·ti·sel·late; ani·lin·gus; an·thro·poph·a·gus; an·ti·tra·gus; ar·e·op·a·gus; as·par·a·gus; au·gus·ta; au·gus·tal; au·gus·tana; au·gus·tin·ian·ism; au·gus·tin; au·gus·tus; bir·gus; cal·i·bo·gus;… … English syllables
gustation — gus•ta•tion [[t]gʌˈsteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of tasting 2) the faculty of taste • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L gustātiō=gustā(re) to taste + tiō tion … From formal English to slang
gustation — gus·ta·tion … English syllables
degustation — de·gus·ta·tion … English syllables
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
degustation — 1. The act of tasting. 2. The sense of taste. [L. degustatio, fr. de gusto, pp. atus, to taste] * * * de·gus·ta·tion .dē .gəs tā shən, di n the action or an instance of tasting or savoring de·gust di gəst vt * * * de·gus·ta·tion… … Medical dictionary
gustation — 1. The act of tasting. 2. The sense of taste. [L. gustatio, fr. gusto, pp. atus, to taste] * * * gus·ta·tion .gəs tā shən n the act or sensation of tasting * * * n. the sense of taste or the act of tasting. * * * gus·ta·tion (gəs… … Medical dictionary
Angustation — An gus*ta tion, n. The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
