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Antonyms for leavening

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lev-uh-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ə nɪŋ


Definition of leavening

Origin :
  • c.1400, from leaven (n.). Related: Leavened; leavening.
  • noun catalyst
Example sentences :
  • The leaven, silently but surely, was leavening the surrounding mass.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • The mass is leavened only by the leavening of the separate units.
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke » by Henry Burton
  • All this time Rome was leavening the nations who had conquered her.
  • Extract from : « Young Folks' History of Rome » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • A little leaven is leavening the whole mass for other bread.
  • Extract from : « At Home And Abroad » by Margaret Fuller Ossoli
  • There was a leavening of women in this male mass of loggers, fishermen, and what-not.
  • Extract from : « The Hidden Places » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • The only way the associated life of such a community can be radically improved is by the leavening of the inert popular mass.
  • Extract from : « The Promise Of American Life » by Herbert David Croly
  • No leavening except the eggs is used in the recipe for cake of this kind.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • As is known by this time, leavening agents are the materials used to leaven, or make light, any kind of flour mixture.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Formerly, it was the custom to mix these leavening substances in this way, and then to add them to the other ingredients.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • As in the case of soda alone, these leavening agents should be sifted with the dry ingredients.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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