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bletting
[ blet-ing ]
/ ˈblɛt ɪŋ /
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noun
the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
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Origin of bletting
<French blet (feminine blette) overripe (variant of Old French blece, adj. derivative of blecier to bruise <Old Low Franconian *blettian) + -ing1
Words nearby bletting
blet, Bletchley Park, blether, blethered, bletilla, bletting, bleu cheese, bleu-de-roi, Bleuler, blew, blewit
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