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SAVOURING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
Example:
cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most
Synonyms:
degustation; relishing; savoring; savouring; tasting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("savouring" is a kind of...):
eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)
Derivation:
savour (taste appreciatively)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb savour