Meaning: The sharp taste of grapefruit stimulates the taste buds.
Choice of Words: Tart: sharp flavor, awaken: make alert.
Alternative Expressions
The tangy grapefruit wakes up the sleeping taste buds.
Meaning: This means that the sour taste of the grapefruit makes your tongue feel more alive and ready to taste other things.
Choice of Words:Tangy means having a sharp or sour flavor. Grapefruit is a type of citrus fruit that is known for its tangy flavor. Wakes up means to wake up or bring something to life. Taste buds are the small bumps on your tongue that help you taste food. When you put them together, "The tangy grapefruit wakes up the sleeping taste buds" means that the sour taste of the grapefruit wakes up the taste buds on your tongue and makes them more active.
The sour grapefruit jolts the dormant taste buds.
Meaning: This means that the sour taste of the grapefruit makes your tongue feel more alive and ready to taste other things.
Choice of Words:Sour means having a sharp or tart flavor. Grapefruit is a type of citrus fruit that is known for its sour flavor. Jolts means to give a sudden shock or surprise. Dormant means inactive or sleeping. Taste buds are the small bumps on your tongue that help you taste food. When you put them together, "The sour grapefruit jolts the dormant taste buds" means that the sour taste of the grapefruit gives the taste buds on your tongue a sudden shock and makes them more active.