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back-sweetening

back-sweetening is the present participle and gerund of back-sweeten.

Meaning of back-sweeten

Verb

back-sweeten (third-person singular simple present back-sweetens, present participle back-sweetening, simple past and past participle back-sweetened)

  1. (transitive) To sweeten (an alcoholic drink) after fermentation by adding further sugar.

Questions about back-sweetening

What is back-sweetening the present participle and gerund of?
Back-sweetening is the present participle and gerund of back-sweeten.

Words near back-sweetening in the dictionary

  1. back-street
  2. back-stretch
  3. back-stretches
  4. back-sweeten
  5. back-sweetened
  6. back-sweetening
  7. back-sweetens
  8. back-taxi
  9. back-taxied
  10. back-taxies
  11. back-taxiing

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