sweetening

Meanings

• Verb

  The act or process of making something sweeter, especially food or drink.

  - "She added sugar to sweeten the tea."
  - "The chef sweetened the dessert with honey."

• Noun

  Something that makes something else sweeter.

  - "A spoonful of jam is a common sweetening for porridge."
  - "The sweetening of the wine was due to the addition of raisins."

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Antonyms

sour

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sweetening
sweating , greating , fating , waiting

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Variants

List of all variants of sweetening that leads to same result
sweetening , sweetenings , sweeten , sweetened , sweetener , sweeteners , sweetens , pre-sweeten , pre-sweetened , pre-sweetening , pre-sweetens , presweeten , presweetened , presweetening , presweetens , sweeten up , sweetened up , sweetening up , sweetens up

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Etymology

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From Old French suet (fat) and the verb sueter (to sweeten).

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Trivia

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1. Sweetening is often used in the brewing industry to refer to the addition of sugar or other sweeteners to beer.

2. The ancient Egyptians used honey as a natural sweetener for thousands of years.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sweetener: A substance used to sweeten food and drink.

2. Dessert: A sweet course that typically follows the main meal as a dessert or sweet.

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Culture

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In many cultures, sweetening is an essential part of cooking and baking. It enhances the flavors of food and makes them more enjoyable to eat.

How to Memorize "sweetening"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine adding sugar to a cup of tea to sweeten it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sweetening' with the taste of something sweet.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sweet as Sugar' to remember the meaning of sweetening.

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