Definition of Relishing

1. Noun. Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality. "Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"

Exact synonyms: Degustation, Savoring, Savouring, Tasting
Generic synonyms: Eating, Feeding
Derivative terms: Degust, Savor, Savour, Taste

Definition of Relishing

1. Verb. (present participle of relish) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Relishing

1. relish [v] - See also: relish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relishing

reliquidate
reliquidated
reliquidates
reliquidating
reliquidation
reliquidations
reliquification
reliquified
reliquifies
reliquify
reliquifying
relish
relishable
relished
relishes
relishing (current term)
relishingly
relisht
relist
relisted
relisten
relistened
relistening
relistens
relisting
relists
relit
relitigate
relitigated
relitigates

Literary usage of Relishing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"Freshness and relishing Quality of Milk. § 297. As soon as milk is in such a state that it is consumed by man without relish, or with repugnance—even if ..."

2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"The Indian's Chief Pleasure in Life — relishing the Agony of a Victim — Cruelty to Animals — Indian Women in the Role of Torturers — Hellish Ingenuity ..."

3. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"Rice Paste for relishing things. Clean and put some rice, with an onion, and a little water and milk, or milk only, into a saucepan, and simmer till it ..."

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