The berries were ripening almost as fast as we could gather them.
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Ripening
Synonyms for "ripening" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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More general
13 entriesbiological processdevelopmentdevelopmental processgrowth processgrowth stagematurationorganic processphysiological processpostharvest physiologypostharvest processprogressionreadinessstorage process
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20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
13 entriesdelayed ripeningearly ripeningethylene ripeningfruit ripeningmarket maturationmaturation stagepostharvest ripeningrapid ripeningripening fruitripening processripening rateripening stageripening time
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
Source: tatoeba (1804095)
Nor less Andromache, sore grieved to part, / rich raiment fetches, wrought with golden thread, / and Phrygian scarf, and still with bounteous heart / loads him with broideries. "Take these", she said, / "sole image of Astyanax now dead. / Thy kin's last gifts, my handiwork, to show / how Hector's widow loved the son she bred. / Such eyes had he, such very looks as thou, / such hands, and oh! like thine his age were ripening now!"
Source: tatoeba (7153879)
These fruits, they are over ripening so let's eat them quickly.
Source: tatoeba (9981548)
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