Collocations for "tasting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tasting" in context.
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taste
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [sweet, bitter, salty, spicy] taste
- a [slight, heavy, smooth, little] taste
- a [slight] taste of [cumin, lemon]
- has [barely, hardly] any taste (at all)
- (no) sense of taste
- give the [dish, sauce, meal] added taste
- give the [dish] a [better, stronger, more spicy] taste
- can I have a taste?
- a taste of [honey, mint, cumin]
- a taste of [home, chaos, victory]
- (get) a taste for [adventure, travel, driving]
- give him a taste of his own medicine
- left a [bad, bitter] taste in my mouth
- the [result, decision, agreement] left us with a bad taste
- has [poor, bad, good, expensive, awful, appalling] taste
- has [poor] taste in [clothing]
- [music, fashion, movie] tastes
- it was [said, done, offered] in bad taste
- was in very [bad, poor] taste
- taste buds
- a taste test
- taste the [cake, soup, wine, beer]
- tastes [sweet, bitter, salty]
- tastes [good, bad, nice, delicious]
- tastes like [chicken, fish, heaven]
- tastes the same as
- smelled and tasted
- taste before [serving, adding, cooling]
- can I taste (some of) yours
- can't taste [anything, the difference]
- you can (really) taste the [sugar, vegetables, salt]
- (has) tasted [freedom, victory, revenge]
'tasting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):