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sweetening

sweetening noun: the process of making something sweeter. Also the present participle and gerund of sweeten.

Noun

sweetening (countable and uncountable, plural sweetenings)

  1. The process of making something sweeter.
  2. A sweetener.
    • Honey is the oldest of sweetenings.

Also used as

sweetening is also the present participle and gerund of sweeten.

Forms of sweetening

pluralsweetenings

Words formed from sweetening

Phrases with sweetening

Questions about sweetening

What does sweetening mean?
Sweetening means the process of making something sweeter.
What part of speech is sweetening?
Sweetening is a noun.
What is the plural of sweetening?
The plural of sweetening is sweetenings.

Words near sweetening in the dictionary

  1. sweetener
  2. sweeteners
  3. sweetenesse
  4. sweetenest
  5. sweeteneth
  6. sweetening
  7. sweetening the pill
  8. sweetening the pot
  9. sweetening up
  10. sweetenings
  11. sweetens

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