Antonyms for candying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kan-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn di |
Definition of candying
Origin :- 1530s, from candy (n.). Related: Candied; candying.
- As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
- As in sweeten : verb add sugar
- The art or business of the confectioner or sugar-baker; the candying of sugar.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
- In this connection, also, I should like to direct the attention of our rural women to the art of preserving and candying fruit.
- Extract from : « The College, the Market, and the Court » by Caroline H. Dall
- To candy it, do not add the syrup, but observe the directions given for candying fruit; some may be done each way.
- Extract from : « Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 » by Barkham Burroughs
- Select firm-textured fruit and boil until tender in water before placing in the syrup; then proceed as in candying the cherries.
- Extract from : « Candy-Making at Home » by Mary M. Wright
Synonyms for candying
- add sweetening
- anneal
- benumb
- brace
- cake
- candy
- candy-coat
- cement
- chill
- clot
- coagulate
- condense
- congeal
- crystallize
- curdle
- firm
- fix
- freeze
- gel
- harden
- honey
- inflate
- inspissate
- jell
- jelly
- make sweet
- make toothsome
- mull
- ossify
- petrify
- precipitate
- prop
- reinforce
- set
- solidify
- stabilize
- starch
- steady
- strengthen
- sugar
- sugar-coat
- tauten
- tense
- thicken
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