tasting

[ teys-ting ]
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noun
  1. the act of one who tastes food or drink: a final tasting of a dish before serving.

  2. a small quantity of food or drink that is tasted; a taste: I’d like just a tasting.

  1. a slight experience of something; a taste:Now you have a tasting of his stupidity.

  2. an event at which people can sample various wines, or other drinks or foods, for comparative purposes:a tasting of champagnes from France.

Origin of tasting

1
First recorded in 1375–1400; taste + -ing1

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