foretasting

Variant of foretaste

foretaste definition

fore·taste (fôr′tāst′; for v. fôr tāst′)

noun

a preliminary or first taste; slight experience of something to be enjoyed, endured, etc. in the future; anticipation

Etymology: ME fortaste

transitive verb foretasted -·tast′ed, foretasting -·tast′·ing

Rare to taste beforehand; have a foretaste of

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