sweetening
sweetening · sweetenings
The process of making something sweeterThe process of making something sweeter.
US/swˈitənɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of making something sweeter.
(countable, uncountable)A sweetener.
Honey is the oldest of sweetenings.
the act of adding a sweetener to food
Translations
4 languagesForms
plural: sweetenings| Singular | sweetening |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- something added to foods to make them taste sweeter:sweetener
- an improvement that makes something more agreeable:enhancement
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedsweeten
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable