set a sponge

verb

To leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.

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Meanings

verbset a sponge (third-person singular simple present sets a sponge, present participle setting a sponge, simple past and past participle set a sponge)

present singular third person sets a sponge · participle present setting a sponge

  1. cookingTo leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
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APA

set a sponge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20a%20sponge

MLA

“set a sponge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20a%20sponge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set a sponge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20a%20sponge.

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