Leavening

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which something is leavened.

    "For these lighter leavenings of the heavy dough of debate, members were in Sir Winston's debt."

  2. 2
    an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of leavening agent.
  4. 4
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of leaven form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Making light by aeration. not-comparable

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"For these lighter leavenings of the heavy dough of debate, members were in Sir Winston's debt."

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