ripening

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noun

The process of becoming ripe.

Similar
maturationmaturementagingageing
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Meanings

nounripening (countable and uncountable, plural ripenings)

plural ripenings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of becoming ripe.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ripen

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncoming to full development; becoming mature

Similar
maturationmaturement
Broader
organic processbiological process

nounacquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

Similar
agingageing
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
ageingagingmaturationmaturement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 成熟
  • 成熟 (chéngshú)process
Czech zrání
  • zráníprocess
Finnish kypsyminen
  • kypsyminenprocess
French maturité
  • maturitéprocess
German Reifung
  • Reifungprocess
Irish aibeachan, fionnadh
  • aibeachanprocess
  • fionnadhprocess
Japanese 熟成
  • 熟成 (jukusei)process
Polish dojrzewanie
  • dojrzewanieprocess
Russian созрева́ние
  • созрева́ние (sozrevánije)process
Ukrainian дозріва́ння, визріва́ння
  • дозріва́ння (dozrivánnja)process
  • визріва́ння (vyzrivánnja)process
  • достига́ння (dostyhánnja)process

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

repining
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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