Relishing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Relish \Rel"ish\ (r[e^]l"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished}
     (r[e^]l"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of.
     relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re- + lechier to
     lick, F. l['e]cher. See {Lecher}, {Lick}.]
     1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to
        partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be


        pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from;
        as, to relish food.
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              Now I begin to relish thy advice.     --Shak.
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              He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish
              the honors which he enjoys.           --Atterbury.
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     2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
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              A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  relishing
       n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality;
           "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed
           most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {degustation}]