Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Taste; the sense of taste.
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- verb Present participle of
savor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
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Examples
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I have some green pork chili I'm eager to share with you but until my mind is more settled, here are some links I've been savoring from the recent papers:
Tex-Mex in the Times (and more) | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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I have some green pork chili I'm eager to share with you but until my mind is more settled, here are some links I've been savoring from the recent papers:
Archive 2007-10-01 Homesick Texan 2007
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Europeans seem to be a little more in tune with the idea of savoring life instead of rushing through it, and appropriately enough, I shot this video in Riga, Latvia, during my summer travels.
Dr. Alex Benzer: Project Love: Radically Transform Your World In 2 Minutes 2009
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Is the notion of savoring life so alien to you that you would buy household objects intended to create awareness of the passage of time?
Ms. Eythorsdottir made a "chandelier" of "beads of glucose that clung to twine and caught the natural light" designed to disintegrate in 5 months. Ann Althouse 2008
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Victoire and Clarice smiled curiously, while Émile, with an expression savoring of paganism and pig-tails, squinted obliquely toward our doctor.
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It is enough to reply that their author, in the fourth edition, repudiated every word savoring of Pantheism.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology 1868
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"There's a great appreciation, like you're kind of savoring it a little bit more," Garcia says.
Governors Ball features a colorful theme and praise for the host 2009
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Then a little while later when the camera is focused at crotchal level the word "savoring" appears.
Going Down Hard: Saucy Kangaroos and Spicy Videos BikeSnobNYC 2010
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No, she told herself, trying to remember to chew her food with the careful "savoring" bites recommended by her e-Diet program, she was giving her sergeant too much credit.
Every Secret Thing Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2003
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I'm just focused on doing everything I can in the days that remain, helping President-elect Bush have a successful transition and kind of savoring and being grateful for the good things that have happened.
Interview Of The President By Dan Rather Of Cbs News A ITY National Archives 2000
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