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conching

conching is the present participle and gerund of conch.

Meaning of conch

Verb

conch (third-person singular simple present conches, present participle conching, simple past and past participle conched)

  1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
  2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.

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Noun

conching (uncountable)

  1. A process in the manufacture of chocolate in which the flavour and texture is refined by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher or between rollers.

Questions about conching

What does conching mean?
Conching means a process in the manufacture of chocolate in which the flavour and texture is refined by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher or between rollers.
What is conching the present participle and gerund of?
Conching is the present participle and gerund of conch.
What part of speech is conching?
Conching is a noun.

Words near conching in the dictionary

  1. conchifers
  2. conchiform
  3. conchifragous
  4. conchiglie
  5. conchiglioni
  6. conching
  7. conchinine
  8. conchiolin
  9. conchiolins
  10. conchite
  11. conchites

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