taste 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tastenext
1
as in flavor
the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste I can't stand the taste of cherry-flavored cough syrup

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2
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food I'll just have a taste of your dessert

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3
as in liking
positive regard for something trying to develop a taste for classical music

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taste

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verb

ˈtāst How to pronounce taste (audio)
1
as in to experience
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

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2
as in to sense
to have a vague awareness of by your language I can taste that something is wrong

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Recent Examples of taste
Noun
The taste level also means that these are items people will want to wear beyond a particular moment in time, Berlin adds. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 When baseline execution is automated, the value of routine repetition plummets, while the value of high-level systems design and domain taste skyrockets. — Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
Spanish bluebells contain saponins, which smell and taste like soap, as well as poisonous cardiac glycosides. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Perfumers working with Maison Crivelli are sent a mood board, including photos, videos, oral descriptions of people met, music heard and food tasted — varied sensorial components that describe an adventure Thibaud Crivelli has had. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for taste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taste
  1. flavor
  2. mouthful
  3. liking
  4. experience
  5. sense
  6. bite
  7. like
  8. undergo
Noun
  • Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup No need to drive to Panera, this recipe brings the cozy, familiar flavors of the chain’s beloved broccoli and cheddar soup home.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cheeses made with moist milk mature faster and can develop unpleasantly pungent odors and flavors like ammonia.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of flavor
Noun
  • Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mouthful
Noun
  • There’s never going to be optimal city management of road closures and detours to everyone’s liking, no matter how many public hearings of driver angst and outcry take place.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If fruity fragrances lean too sweet for your liking and clean scents feel too minimalist, citrus perfumes may be the ideal middle ground.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • The sting of the title-game loss will remain, but a little reminder from the past — directly from the players who experienced it — certainly has the chance to leave a lasting impact for the future.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since the assault, the woman has experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, severe anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of experience
Verb
  • Apple Watch gets deeper sensing Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 introduce the Health Sensing System, which combines new optical and electrical sensors with Apple’s S11 chip.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Alcaraz sensed the dip and sent him running east and west along the baseline, breaking him for the first time since late in the first set by outlasting him on one of those corner-to-corner scraps.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • Summer squash stuffed pasta at BoccaLupo House-made, delicate parcels of pasta are stuffed with tender summer squash, tasting nostalgically like a Southern squash casserole, all wrapped into a single bite.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Breakker needs a win here to go back to the days in which he was considered the man with the loudest bark and the biggest bite.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • The 22-year-old likes to get touch-tight to attackers but is an adept reader of the game too, knowing when to hang back.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The video of the confrontation has drawn more than 64,000 likes, with many commenters praising Opperman as a small-town hero.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of like
Verb
  • Under suitable heat and processing conditions, parts of this network can undergo bond-exchange reactions, allowing the network to rearrange rather than remaining permanently locked in one configuration.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • For all his exposure to high-level competition while growing up in Southern California and playing for Team USA, Crow-Armstrong was still only 21, acclimating to the speed of the game and trying to fit into a team undergoing a late-season collapse.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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