Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of savor
nounsavoring (plural savorings)
plural savorings
- The act by which something is savored.
Mightn't one even begin to understand the manifold woes, predicaments, and estrangements of man—and the delights and savorings and homecomings—as nothing more nor less than the variables of the Delta phenomenon […]
1975, Walker Percy, The Message in the Bottle […]
Synonyms & antonyms
nountaking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
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savoring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savoring
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savoring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savoring.
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