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Sainting
- verb - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
- hold sacred
Sallying
- unknown - sal·ly (sl)
intr.v. sal·lied, sal·ly·ing, sal·lies
1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly.
2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy.
3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world.
Saluting
- verb - become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
- express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
- greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
- honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
- propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
Sampling
- verb - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
Sauteing
- noun - cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
Savaging
- verb - attack brutally and fiercely
- criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
Savoring
- verb - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
- give taste to
- have flavor; taste of something
- taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
- taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
Savvying
- verb - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"