leaven
noun
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
are leavening
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present progressiveof leaven.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There is no declared Reformation, but Christian and Western religious ideas are leavening India.
From New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments by John Morrison
In a silent, unobtrusive way, these schools are leavening the thought and life of the race.
From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Daniel Wallace Culp
Consideration leads to sympathy, and sympathy wonderfully quickens the inventive faculties; and the aroused intellect and active affection are leavening forces that alter social conditions always for the better.
From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Louis Albert Banks
