tasting
noun
- use one's tastebuds, active perception of flavor
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈteɪstɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English tastynge, taastyng, equivalent to taste + -ing (gerundive ending).
- 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.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English tastinge, taastynge, equivalent to taste + -ing (present participle ending).
- present participle and gerund of taste