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caramelling

caramelling is the present participle and gerund of caramel.

Meaning of caramel

Verb

caramel (third-person singular simple present caramels, present participle (US) carameling or (UK) caramelling, simple past and past participle (US) carameled or (UK) caramelled)

  1. (dated, transitive) To caramelize.
    • To turn out, place the dish over the mould, and invert both together, when, if the caramelling has been complete, the pudding should slip out without any difficulty at all.1900, M. M. Mallock, The Economics of Modern Cookery: Or, A Younger Son's Cookery Book

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Questions about caramelling

What is caramelling the present participle and gerund of?
Caramelling is the present participle and gerund of caramel.

Words near caramelling in the dictionary

  1. caramelizes
  2. caramelizing
  3. Caramella
  4. caramelled
  5. caramellike
  6. caramelling
  7. caramelly
  8. caramelo
  9. caramelo dog
  10. caramels
  11. Carameros

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