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caramelizing

caramelizing is the present participle and gerund of caramelize.

Meaning of caramelize

Verb

caramelize (third-person singular simple present caramelizes, present participle caramelizing, simple past and past participle caramelized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
  2. (transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
    • Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.
  3. (intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.

Questions about caramelizing

What is caramelizing the present participle and gerund of?
Caramelizing is the present participle and gerund of caramelize.

Words near caramelizing in the dictionary

  1. caramelize
  2. caramelized
  3. caramelizer
  4. caramelizers
  5. caramelizes
  6. caramelizing
  7. Caramella
  8. caramelled
  9. caramellike
  10. caramelling
  11. caramelly

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