leavening en · ADJ
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- (not-comparable) Making light by aeration.
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leavening en · NOUN
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The process by which something is leavened.
For these lighter leavenings of the heavy dough of debate, members were in Sir Winston's debt.
1956, Charlie Lewis Broad, Winston Churchill, Architect of Victory and of Peace, page 623:
- Synonym of leavening agent.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leavenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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leavening en · VERB
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of leaven
form of leaven