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SWEETENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of adding a sweetener to food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):
seasoning (the act of adding a seasoning to food)
Derivation:
sweeten (make sweeter in taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An improvement that makes something more agreeable
Synonyms:
enhancement; sweetening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
sweeten (make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
Synonyms:
sweetener; sweetening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweetening"):
aspartame (an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener)
honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)
saccharin (a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener)
refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)
sirup; syrup (a thick sweet sticky liquid)
Derivation:
sweeten (make sweeter in taste)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb sweeten
