savouring
present participle ofsavour
savour
verb[T]
UK(USsavor)uk/ˈseɪ.vər/us/ˈseɪ.vɚ/toenjoyfoodor anexperienceslowly, inordertoenjoyit as much aspossible:
It was the firstchocolatehe'dtastedfor over ayear, so he savoured everymouthful.
to get pleasure from something
- enjoyEnjoy your meal!
- enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
- likeI like hiking a lot.
- loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
- relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
- lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask insomething
- bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
- be a glutton for punishmentidiom
- be a great one forsomethingidiom
- drool
- flatter
- get off onsomething
- get oversomething/someone
- get your jolliesidiom
- glory insomething
- glutton
- masochism
- masochistic
- meat
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- savour
- wallow
- whoop
Phrasal verb
savour ofsomething
Examplesofsavouring
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Golijov's achievement is a higher, albeit pluralistic, entity: one which rejects the idea of a melting-pot homogeneity in favour of asavouringof diversity.
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He should be lingering here andsavouringeverything that it embodies, instead of which he is acting as though he had already retired.
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Consequently, there would have been no need of anythingsavouringof racial discrimination.
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That seems to me exceedingly doubtful finance,savouringof the bucket shop.
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It seems to me that they aresavouringof ungraciousness when they put off the acceptance of that offer till next year.
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The collection of separate employment and unemployment statistics for them has been avoided assavouringof discrimination.
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I can see nothing in itsavouringof corruption in any sense of the word in any dictionary.
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Indeed, our somewhat lofty attitude in this matter may be regarded in some quarters abroad with suspicion, assavouringof some kind of slick international diplomacy.
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I think it is a very dangerous recommendation, and there is moresavouringof class legislation in it than perhaps appears on the face of it.
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We were agreed upon the continuing necessity to maintain our vigilance, to concert our defence efforts more closely and to avoid any actsavouringof provocation.
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He attended election meetings,savouringthe arguments as he always does, seizing the microphone and setting out among the audience asking them questions and engaging in debate.
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Savouringtastes of global interests, the film is a fair choice of being a multilingual international movie.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was reported that the inhabitants regard the non-fulfillment of this promise assavouringof repudiation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stirring the tea would blend all three tiers into one and spoil the traditional teasavouring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The priest attacks his lunch,savouringevery bite of the ham.
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- grind
- grind-down
- grinder
- grinding
- grinding grain
- grinding machine
- grinding mill
- grinding poverty
- grinding wheel
- grinding-wheel
- grind-into
- grind-out
- grind sb down
- grind-sb-down
- grind someone down
- grind something into something
- grind something out
- grind sth into sth
- grind-sth-into-sth
- grind sth out
- grind-sth-out
- grindstone
- grind-teeth
- grind the faces of the poor
- grind-the-faces-of-the-poor