Both Uses of
savor
in
The Hunger Games
- I make myself eat the stew in tiny spoonfuls — they even sent us silverware and plates — savoring each bite.†
p. 303.5 *savoring = taking great pleasure from
- But Clove means to savor the moment.†
p. 284.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(savor) to take great pleasure from; or the pleasure or flavor enjoyed
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, savory can refer to an aroma or flavor that is not sweet, or to a specific spice of the mint family or related plants.
Even more rarely, savor can mean to have traces of -- as when Alexander Hamilton wrote "Its situation must always savor of weakness."