savoring

verb

variants also savouring
Definition of savoringnext
present participle of savor
1
as in enriching
to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored cuisine that has been generously savored with southern India's rich array of spices

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2
as in enjoying
to take pleasure in as a terminal cancer patient, she's vowed to savor every moment of the time she has left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savoring
  1. enriching
  2. enjoying
  3. enhancing
  4. relishing
Verb
  • Perhaps the greatest advantage of third-party cookies was their ability to track user behavior across multiple websites, enriching user profiles with data from various sources.
    Ilya Lashch, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Still, there have been allegations of wrongdoing, including federal racketeering charges against him and other union officials in 2005, accusing Daggett and mob associates of enriching themselves through siphoning off union funds.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of enriching
Verb
  • The Roman allegory — in which Cesar aspires to change his government while fulfilling his creative hubris, enjoying the perks of fickle celebrity — is both inexact and unoriginal.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Still, that hasn’t stopped its owner, Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, from enjoying it.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enjoying
Verb
  • Soon after, around the 1870s, breach-loading magazine rifles became more commonplace, further enhancing snipers’ capabilities.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Active ILMs could also provide flexible and adaptable joints for robotics-enhancing functionality.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enhancing
Verb
  • The actor, whose company (Team Downey) is also attached to the project, is a commanding presence onstage, relishing in McNeal’s smarminess and imbuing his quips with viper-like precision when anyone dares stand between him and success.
    EW.com, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Mutombo, who always seemed to be smiling and relishing the power of his unmistakable deep booming voice, appeared in eight All-Star Games during his 18-season career, which spanned from 1992 to 2009.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of relishing
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savoriness

savoring

savorless

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