savoring

sa·vor

S0107400 (sā′vər)n.1. A specific taste or smell: the savor of fresh mint.2. The quality of something that is perceived as taste or smell: "There is little savor in dead men's meat" (Stephen Vincent Benét).3. A distinctive quality or characteristic: enjoyed the savors of local life on their trip.v. sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors v.intr.1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.v.tr.1. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.2. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this moment of accomplishment.

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[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

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sa′vor·er n.sa′vor·ous adj.

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savoring - taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"degustation, relishing, savouring, tastingeating, feeding - the act of consuming food