Thesaurus results for TASTING

tasting

verb

Definition of tasting

present participle of taste

as in experiencing

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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as in sensing

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

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Recent Examples of tasting At twenty-one, Maurice is tasting his first months of adult independence. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Their Blue Mountain Harvest dinner at Vino Venue offers a seven-course autumn tasting menu with wine pairings. — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Friday and Saturday remain tasting-only in the dining room, with à la carte add-ons available throughout. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 Try Gouda or Edam on this fresh-tasting onion pizza, perfect for a party appetizer. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 Oct. 2026 Regular cleaning ensures better-tasting coffee and keeps your machine running smoothly. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Alfred Keller, the on-site Michelin-star restaurant named for the hotel’s architect and villa designer, sources its ingredients locally, curating a multicourse tasting menu based on the freshest seasonal produce. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 My mom started making cranberry sauce after tasting a homemade version at a friend’s house. — Priya Krishna, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 Zimmern, based in Minneosta, has experienced these differences firsthand, tasting oysters harvested just a few hundred yards apart that delivered dramatically different flavors. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Forecasters say this year's El Niño could bring rainfall to areas experiencing drought conditions.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
My five children had the joy of experiencing Donna’s warmth and the warmth of those doughnuts melting in your mouth.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of experiencing

Verb

According to The Information, Meta began developing a second version, Max 2, in September, with planned improvements to its hands, torso, and sensing capabilities.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Cognitive symptoms could include illusions or hallucinations — some patients report sensing a shadowy figure nearby — and difficulties with problem solving and navigation.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensing

Verb

But Fox News also is likely feeling the impact of the dwindling number of homes with subscriptions to pay TV, as consumers continue to abandon cable and satellite services for streaming, although CNN and MS NOW gained viewers despite the same trend.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
As housing prices have skyrocketed, so too have property tax bills, despite homeowners feeling no richer.

— M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of feeling

Verb

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Reichstag, 1995, suggested a building undergoing metamorphosis, marking it as a site where the chain of signification ruptures to give form, as in Psychopedis’s painting, to a secret.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Bielema said four days later that Houser would be out four to six weeks after undergoing surgery, but the fifth-year quarterback missed only one game — last week’s 20-13 home upset of Oregon.

— Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of undergoing

Verb

Regularly washing your dog’s bed helps keep your home smelling fresh and gives your four-legged family member a cleaner place to rest.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
The Brewers, smelling its first World Series title in franchise history after 22-year-old Cooper Pratt broke an innings-long 2-2 tie with a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning, were just three outs away from celebrating.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of smelling

Verb

If this sort of shotgun approach to local targeting is a relatively unfamiliar phenomenon in political circles, football fans have long grown used to seeing ads for things that are essentially irrelevant to their own interests.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In fact, resilient optimism begins with seeing the problem clearly.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

Yes, the Gamecocks are certainly playing with a much bigger chip on their shoulder after hearing the naysayers rightfully create enough noise across the country to be heard in Columbia.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2026
In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearing

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