Crossword Dictionary

A brief experience of something, conveying its basic character.

‘it was his first taste of serious action’

‘And the Elder said to him: You have had a brief taste of stillness and inner work, and have experienced the sweetness that comes from them.’

‘I'll share some of that with you here, so that you may have a brief taste of my personal involvement with correspondents.’

‘For the adventurous urbanite, how about experiencing a taste of farm life by visiting a working farm or ranch?’

‘It successfully conveys a taste of the horror and the violence that characterised the Pinochet dictatorship.’

‘Like the London Marathon, it provides amateurs with a brief taste of just what it's like to participate in one of the world's great sporting events.’