savoring

3.9

Tasting slowly and enjoying a small amount of food or drink to notice its flavor

noun
/ˈseɪvərɪŋ/

: degustación

I ate them slowly and I savored them.

Examples

So just taking a moment and savoring and enjoying is really where it's at.
Your hard work and perseverance have brought you to today, and I hope that you are savoring this moment today.
The fine Bordeaux vanished with far less savoring than it deserved.

Fiction book (2001)
He enjoys savoring a rich chocolate cake after dinner.
The chef spent time savoring each ingredient before creating the dish.
Savoring a warm cup of tea on a chilly day can be very comforting.

Synonyms

tasting

vssavoring

31 1.1

A small amount of food or drink you try to check its taste

is more about enjoying and appreciating small amounts rather than only testing

degustation

vssavoring

Specialized

1 9.2

To taste small amounts of food or drink carefully to enjoy their flavors

is less formal and more focused on enjoyment when assessing flavor

Antonyms

distaste

28 4.1

A mild feeling of not liking something

How Enjoyed

luxuriation

8.2

savoring

3.9

tasting

31 1.1

Surface Forms

savoring singular

savorings plural

Morphology

savoring = savor (transparent) = savor + ing

A regular gerund/participle formation from the verb 'savor' meaning the act of tasting and enjoying; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word savoring comes from the Latin root sapor, meaning 'taste' or 'flavor', and from the English word savor that keeps that meaning. So savoring means to slow down and enjoy the taste of food or drink.