tast|ing

tast|ing
tast|ing «TAYS tihng», noun.
1. the action of a person or thing that tastes.
2. a small portion taken to try the taste; sampling.
3. an event where foods or drinks are sampled and compared: »

The cheddar tasting at the dairy was complemented with local bread and wine.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • tea-tast|ing — «TEE TAYS tihng», noun, adjective. –n. the occupation or business of a tea taster. –adj. of or having to do with tea tasting …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore|tast´er — fore|taste «noun. FR TAYST, FOHR ; verb. fr TAYST, fohr », noun, verb, tast|ed, tast|ing. –n. a taste beforehand; anticipation: »He got a foretaste of business life by working during his vacation from school. –v.t. to taste beforehand; anticipate …   Useful english dictionary

  • tasting — tast|ing [ˈteıstıŋ] n an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them ▪ a wine and cheese tasting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tasting — tast|ing [ teıstıŋ ] noun count or uncount an event where you can taste small amounts of different foods and drinks to decide if you like them: a wine tasting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Taste — belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins when molecules released by the substances stimulate special cells in the mouth or throat. These special sensory cells transmit messages through… …   Medical dictionary

  • taste — [[t]teɪst[/t]] v. tast•ed, tast•ing, n. 1) phl to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth 2) to eat or drink a little of 3) to eat or drink: He hadn t tasted food for three days[/ex] 4) phl to perceive or distinguish the… …   From formal English to slang

  • fore|taste — «noun. FR TAYST, FOHR ; verb. fr TAYST, fohr », noun, verb, tast|ed, tast|ing. –n. a taste beforehand; anticipation: »He got a foretaste of business life by working during his vacation from school. –v.t. to taste beforehand; anticipate.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • distaste — dis•taste [[t]dɪsˈteɪst[/t]] n. v. tast•ed, tast•ing 1) dislike; disinclination: a distaste for household chores[/ex] 2) dislike for food or drink 3) archaic to dislike • Etymology: 1580–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • foretaste — fore•taste n. [[t]ˈfɔrˌteɪst, ˈfoʊr [/t]] v. [[t]fɔrˈteɪst, foʊr [/t]] n. v. tast•ed, tast•ing 1) a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation 2) to have some advance experience or… …   From formal English to slang

  • pretaste — pre•taste′ n. v. t. tast•ed, tast•ing …   From formal English to slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”