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SAVOURING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does savouring mean?
• SAVOURING (noun)
The noun SAVOURING has 1 sense:
1. taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
Familiarity information: SAVOURING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
degustation; relishing; savoring; savouring; tasting
Context example:
cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most
Hypernyms ("savouring" is a kind of...):
eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)
Derivation:
savour (taste appreciatively)
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