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back-sweetens

back-sweetens is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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-sweetens

What is back-sweetens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Back-sweetens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back-sweeten.

Words near back-sweetens in the dictionary

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

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