leavening

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noun

The process by which something is leavened.

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leavening agentleaven
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of leaven
nounleavening (plural leavenings)

plural leavenings

  1. 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
  2. Synonym of leavening agent.

    Synonyms: leavening agent

adjectiveleavening (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMaking light by aeration.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of leavening agent.

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leavening agent

More synonyms by meaning

nounan influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

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leaven
Broader
imponderable

nouna substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

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leaven
Broader
substance
Also see
leavenleavening agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

leavening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavening

MLA

“leavening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavening. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leavening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leavening.

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