tasting (Noun) — A small amount (especially of food or wine).
tasting (Noun) — A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds. ex. "a wine tasting"
tasting (Noun) — Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality. ex. "cooking was fine but it was the tasting that he enjoyed most"
tasting (Verb) — Have flavour; have a taste of something.
tasting (Verb) — Perceive by the sense of taste. ex. "Can you taste the garlic?"
tasting (Verb) — Take a sample of. ex. "taste the regional dishes"
tasting (Verb) — Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. ex. "This tastes of nutmeg"
tasting (Verb) — Distinguish flavours. ex. "We tasted wines last night"
tasting (Verb) — Experience briefly. ex. "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"