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[ shawrt -ning, shawr -tn-ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʃɔrt nɪŋ, ˈʃɔr tn ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
Phonetics . the act, process, or an instance of making or becoming short.
Linguistics . the act or process of dropping one or more syllables from a word or phrase to form a shorter word with the same meaning, as in forming piano from pianoforte or phone from telephone. clipped form. Origin of shortening First recorded in 1535–45; shorten + -ing1
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Example sentences from the Web for shortening Remove the butter and shortening from the freezer, and toss them with the dry ingredients, coating them well.
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A law is being considered that would allow the shortening of the 30-day notice period required to get married.
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This excellent cake requires no shortening , as cream is used.
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(c) Shortening of the length of the rows of cartilage cells.
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Both vessels had prepared for this increased force of the wind by shortening sail.
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He wholly discarded one of the most effective means by which the doctors succeeded in shortening the life of man.
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In the morning cream together the shortening , sugar and salt.
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking | Unknown
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British Dictionary definitions for shortening noun butter, lard, or other fat, used in a dough, cake mixture, etc, to make the mixture short
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Words related to shortening abbreviation, reduction, curtailment, contraction, retrenchment