• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Taste • (n.) The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tasting/
(from the article `tea`) Professional tasters, sampling tea for the trade, taste but do not consume a light brew in which the liquor is separated from the leaf after five to ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/15
Tast'ing noun The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/14