savour

Universal Words (BrE) (AmE savor) verb, noun verb [VN] 1 to enjoy the full taste or flavour of sth, especially by eating or drinking it slowly: He ate his meal slowly, savouring every mouthful. * She took a sip of wine, savouring the fine vintage. 2 to enjoy a feeling or an experience thoroughly SYNRELISH: I wanted to savour every moment. * He sat for a few moments, savouring the memory to the full. * an opportunity to savour the delights of snowboarding PHRASALVERBS savour of sth [nopassive] (formal) to seem to have an amount of sth, especially sth bad: His recent comments savour of hypocrisy. noun [usuallysing.] (formal or literary) a taste or smell, especially a pleasant one: (figurative) For Emma, life had lost its savour.