bitter taste

collocation in English

meaningsofbitterandtaste

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bitter
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪt.ər/us
/ˈbɪt̬.ɚ/
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in ...
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taste
noun
uk
/teɪst/us
/teɪst/
the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize ...
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(Definition ofbitterandtastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbitter taste

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For the democratic opposition and its supporters, the event left thebittertasteof defeat.
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It has abittertaste.
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I do not support this report which far from being sweet, leaves a ratherbittertaste.
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It has been found ultimately that these treacly payments leave abittertastein the mouth.
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However, we must recognise that this matter leaves a slightlybittertastein the mouth.
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The berries have an extremelybittertaste.
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Honey produced has a characteristicbittertaste.
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Browned oil has abittertaste.
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Celandine has a hot andbittertaste.
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The characteristicbittertastecomes from hops.
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The plant has abittertaste.
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Hotter water will produce abittertaste.
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They also have a verybittertaste.
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The plant has a mint scent and abittertaste.
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Cattle tend to dislike it because of itsbittertaste.
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It has abittertasteand a slightly reddish color.
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Thebittertasteis almost completely unpleasant to humans.
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Caffeine itself has abittertaste, making robusta more bitter.
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That campaign left abittertastein everybody's mouth!
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It is white, almost odorless with abittertaste.
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The latex is white, and has abittertaste.
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It is odorless, and has a slightlybittertaste.
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The leaves have a sweet andbittertaste.
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The flesh has no distinctive odour and abittertaste.
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It possesses a faint burning odor and abittertaste.
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