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 Its main street, Geyserville Avenue, has a couple of restaurants and some tasting rooms. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026 The salt mixed in before baking mellows out during cooking, so a fresh pinch at the end keeps these from tasting flat. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026 Do not assume that a sweeter-tasting fruit is always a bad choice. — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2026 For visitors, however, tasting fees in Amador County can still be considerably less than those found in Napa, and fees are often waived when customers purchase wine. — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Honeycrisp Honeycrisp apples are among the sweetest-tasting apples. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Sep. 2026 Guests can also enjoy wine, craft beer, and cocktails while watching chef demos, tasting wines from around the world, and watching celebrity pitmasters at work. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 Cardboard protein bars and chemical-tasting sodas are a thing of the past. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026 Since the farm system was introduced in the 1920s, remarkably few players have reached the majors without at least tasting the minors. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Why is Indonesia experiencing its worst ever wildfire season?

— TheWeek, TheWeek, 2 Oct. 2026
In the corporate world, that can look like closing more deals, executing launches faster, making better decisions under pressure and even experiencing lower rates of burnout.

— Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of experiencing

Verb

As defense shifts from traditional armor toward connected missile-defense grids and real-time targeting, its components become increasingly central to the weapons and sensing systems that make those networks work.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Its potential applications span communications, sensing, and electronic warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensing

Verb

People don't want to go around changing their Clocks anymore and, besides, far and away, most people like having an hour of extra sunlight in the evening, rather than in the morning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The Liberty had a rough regular season in the WNBA, falling to eighth place despite having several women’s basketball headliners on the roster.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of having

Verb

Dining here is fun, fresh, plentiful, and food is cooked to perfection—but also fuel for long game drives that will keep you feeling spritely, never weighed down.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
All together, her Paris party attire nods to the past without actually feeling retro.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of feeling

Verb

In his first playoff game since undergoing Tommy John surgery in March 2025, Cole allowed one run and five hits in five innings with five strikeouts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Even retail giants like Target and Walmart stores in the Charlotte region have been undergoing recent remodels as part of multi-million dollar renovations nationwide.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of undergoing

Verb

Dove adds that the skin’s microbiome shifts with hormonal changes, aging and lifestyle habits, which can lead to more odor-causing bacteria breaking down sweat into stronger-smelling compounds.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Ants line up and overrun a picnic through smelling a neighbor’s pheromones with their tiny antennae.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of smelling

Verb

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio.

— Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearing

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