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fattening en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈfæˀ(ə)nɪŋ] (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
    • I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty desserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.

Forms

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more fattening Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most fattening Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

slimming · non-fattening

Deriveds

nonfattening · fatteningness · unfattening · fatteningly

Translations (15)

vi mỡ màng (that causes weight gain) · hu hizlaló (that causes weight gain) · cmn 容易使人發胖的 /容易使人发胖的 (that causes weight gain) · el παχυντικός (that causes weight gain) · ca engreixador (that causes weight gain) · da fedende (that causes weight gain) · ms menggemukkan (that causes weight gain) · ru отка́рмливающий (that causes weight gain) · he מַשְׁמִין (that causes weight gain) · cmn 育肥的 (that causes weight gain) · ru веду́щий к ожире́нию (that causes weight gain) · ru нагу́льный (that causes weight gain) · fi lihottava (that causes weight gain) · vi đầy mỡ (that causes weight gain) · pl tuczący (that causes weight gain)

fattening en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈfæˀ(ə)nɪŋ] (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
  2. The act of becoming fatter.

Forms

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fattenings Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (11)

ru нагу́л (act of making fatter) · ru жире́ние (act of getting fatter) · ru отко́рм (act of making fatter) · fi lihominen (act of getting fatter) · pl tuczenie (act of making fatter) · da opfedning (act of making fatter) · fi lihottaminen (act of making fatter) · gl ceba (act of making fatter) · ja 肥育 (act of making fatter) · pl tycie (act of getting fatter) · ru вы́кормка (act of making fatter)

fattening en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈfæˀ(ə)nɪŋ] (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of fatten
    form of fatten
    • ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’ 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN: