Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TASTING
ppr. Perceiving by the tongue. 1. Trying; experiencing; enjoying or suffering.
TASTING
n.The art of perceiving by the tongue. 1. The sense by which we perceive of distinguish savors; or the perception of external objects through the instrumentality of the tongue or organs of taste.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TASTING
TASTING Tast "ing, n.
Defn: The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tasting
tast ing |ˈtāstiNG ˈteɪstɪŋ | ▶noun a gathering at which people sample, compare, and evaluate different wines, or other drinks or food: we did a tasting of over forty of the cheaper champagnes. See also wine tasting.
tasting menu
tast ing men u ▶noun a type of meal offered in certain restaurants, consisting of sample portions of many different dishes served in several courses for a set price.
Oxford Dictionary
tasting
tast ¦ing |ˈteɪstɪŋ | ▶noun a gathering at which people sample, compare, and evaluate different wines, or other drinks or food.
tasting menu
tasting menu ▶noun a type of meal offered in certain restaurants, consisting of sample portions of many different dishes served in several courses for a set price.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
tasting
t á st ing 名詞 C (ワイン チーズなどの )試食会, 試飲 [利き酒 ]会 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary