Degust

Quick meaning: Degust is a verb meaning To taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour.

Meaning

To taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour.

Example Sentences

as the bird soars once more, the observer may see it [the fish] being slowly degusted.

The bread was passing stale the cheese a trifle hard the beer somewhat flat but the pair had never degusted a meal with more relish.

He took the bottle filled up his glass half full and degusted it, *en connoisseur*, and said it is good but mine at home is better, it is older

Sentiment, the inward working of emotion, does not issue in action, and so becomes mere sentimentality, to be lingered over, sipped, and degusted, for its own sake.

Word Forms

• degusts
• degusting
• degusted

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include degustate, savour, savor, taste, palate, take in.

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