tasting.
A small amount of food or drink.
Meaning & usage
A small amount of food or drink.
The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tastynge, taastyng, equivalent to taste + -ing (gerundive ending).
present participle and gerund of taste
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tastinge, taastynge, equivalent to taste + -ing (present participle ending).
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