Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for SWEETENING using the English dictionary
10 Letter Words for Sweetening
8 Letter Words for Sweetening
7 Letter Words for Sweetening
6 Letter Words for Sweetening
5 Letter Words for Sweetening
4 Letter Words for Sweetening
3 Letter Words for Sweetening
Definitions for Sweetening
[1] something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.
[2] the process of causing something to be or become sweet.
[3] to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
[4] to make mild or kind; soften.
[5] to lessen the acridity or pungency of (a food) by prolonged cooking.
[6] to reduce the saltiness of (a food or dish) by diluting with water, milk, or other liquid.
[7] to make (the breath, room air, etc.) sweet or fresh, as with a mouthwash, spray, etc.
[8] (in musical recording) to add musical instruments to (an arrangement), especially strings for a lusher sound.
[9] Chemistry . to make (the stomach, soil, etc.) less acidic, as by means of certain preparations, chemicals, etc. to remove sulfur and its compounds from (oil or gas).
[10] Informal . to enhance the value of (loan collateral) by including additional or especially valuable securities. to add to the value or attractiveness of (any proposition, holding, etc.).
[11] to add more liquor to (an alcoholic drink).
[12] Poker . to add stakes to (a pot) before opening.
[13] to become sweet or sweeter.
[14] something that sweetens
[15] (also intr) to make or become sweet or sweeter
[16] to mollify or soften (a person)
[17] to make more agreeable
[18] (also intr) chem to free or be freed from unpleasant odours, acidic or corrosive substances, or the like
[19] finance , mainly US to raise the value of (loan collateral) by adding more securities
[20] informal poker to enlarge (the pot) by adding chips
Words related to Sweetening
mull, alleviate, honey, candy, sugar, placate, conciliate, assuage, soothe, pacify, mollify, propitiate, candy-coat, sugar-coat
Words nearby Sweetening
sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweeten, sweeten the kitty, sweetener, sweetening, sweetheart, sweetheart agreement, sweetheart contract, sweetheart neckline, sweetie
Origin of Sweetening
First recorded in 1545–55; sweet + -en1
Other words from Sweetening
non·sweet·ened , adjective
out·sweet·en , verb (used with object)
o·ver·sweet·en , verb (used with object)
pre·sweet·en , verb (used with object)
re·sweet·en , verb
un·sweet·ened , adjective
Synonyms for Sweetening
mull, candy, honey, sugar, add sweetening, candy-coat, make sweet, make toothsome, sugar-coat