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set a sponge

set a sponge verb: to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.

Verb

set a sponge (third-person singular simple present sets a sponge, present participle setting a sponge, simple past and past participle set a sponge)

  1. To leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.

Forms of set a sponge

third-person singular presentsets a sponge
present participlesetting a sponge
past participleset a sponge
pastset a sponge

Questions about set a sponge

What does set a sponge mean?
Set a sponge means to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
What part of speech is set a sponge?
Set a sponge is a verb.
What is the past tense of set a sponge?
The past tense of set a sponge is set a sponge.

Words near set a sponge in the dictionary

  1. Sesuto
  2. sesvigintillion
  3. set
  4. set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil
  5. set a spell
  6. set a sponge
  7. set a thief to catch a thief
  8. set aback
  9. set about
  10. set adrift
  11. set afire

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