| n. | 1. | The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors. |
| Noun | 1. | tasting - a small amount (especially of food or wine) |
| 2. | tasting - a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" Synonyms: taste | |
| 3. | tasting - taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" |