All 7 Uses of
savor
in
The Perfect Game
- "El Cubano" savored this moment.†
Chpt 2.12savored = took great pleasure from
- But his laughter concealed a touch of sadness because Angel consumed his cookie as if he were dining on filet mignon, picking up each crumb from the table and savoring them.†
Chpt 2.12savoring = taking great pleasure from
- The patrician savored its dark blend of tobaccos from Cuba, Honduras and Sumatra.†
Chpt 2.18savored = took great pleasure from
- Hundreds were seeking autographs, and though Cesar and Angel savored the moment, there was someone with whom Angel wanted to speak.†
Chpt 3.21
- She'd have to savor the moment only in her memory.
Chpt 3.24 *savor = relish
- Pausing to look at the crowd, Angel savored the moment, knowing that even "the birds in the sky would wait for him."†
Chpt Epil.savored = took great pleasure from
- He had allowed the boys to rediscover their desire and he wanted to savor the moment.†
Chpt 2.8
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."