| English noun: tasting | 
| 1. | tasting (cognition) a small amount (especially of food or wine) | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | sample | 
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 | Domain category members | finish | 
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| 2. | tasting (act) a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds | 
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 | Samples | A wine tasting. 
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 | Synonyms | taste | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | perception, sensing | 
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| 3. | tasting (act) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | 
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 | Samples | Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 
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 | Synonyms | degustation, relishing, savoring, savouring | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | eating, feeding | 
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