leavening

[ lev-uh-ning ]

/ ˈlɛv ə nɪŋ /

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noun

Also called leavening agent. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or batter; leaven.

the act or process of causing to ferment by leaven.

leaven (def. 3).

Origin of leavening

First recorded in 1600–10; leaven + -ing¹

Words nearby leavening

leave flat, leave hanging, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, leaven, leavening, leave no stone unturned, Leavenworth, leave of absence, leave off, leave one cold

Example sentences from the Web for leavening

So why do we hear so many professors describe their pupils as hostile to learning, with a leavening of indolence?
Everyone Should Go to College|Andrew Hacker|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But now, new thoughts were stirring within her, were leavening her whole mind.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers|Mary Cholmondeley
So to the ancients the fermentation in the process of leavening was considered corruption.
The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
As it was, they were her ballast, her refuge, the leavening yeast in the soggy dough of her existence.
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber

There was a leavening of women in this male mass of loggers, fishermen, and what-not.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Its effects and influences would never pass away, but would go on leavening generations yet unborn.
Ryerson Memorial Volume|J. George Hodgins

单词	leavening
释义	leavening [ lev-uh-ning ] / ˈlɛv ə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leavening ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called leavening agent. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or batter; leaven. the act or process of causing to ferment by leaven. leaven (def. 3). Origin of leavening First recorded in 1600–10; leaven + -ing¹ Words nearby leavening leave flat, leave hanging, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, leaven, leavening, leave no stone unturned, Leavenworth, leave of absence, leave off, leave one cold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leavening So why do we hear so many professors describe their pupils as hostile to learning, with a leavening of indolence? Everyone Should Go to College\|Andrew Hacker\|August 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But now, new thoughts were stirring within her, were leavening her whole mind. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers\|Mary Cholmondeley So to the ancients the fermentation in the process of leavening was considered corruption. The Syrian Christ\|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany As it was, they were her ballast, her refuge, the leavening yeast in the soggy dough of her existence. Cheerful--By Request\|Edna Ferber There was a leavening of women in this male mass of loggers, fishermen, and what-not. The Hidden Places\|Bertrand W. Sinclair Its effects and influences would never pass away, but would go on leavening generations yet unborn. Ryerson Memorial Volume\|J. George Hodgins Words related to leavening agitator, motivation, incitement, reactionary, yeast, spur, goad, incentive, incendiary, impetus, impulse, leaven, ferment, incitation, stimulant, reactant, synergist, adjuvant, enzyme, spark plug
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leavening

noun

Origin of leavening

Words nearby leavening

Example sentences from the Web for leavening

Words related to leavening