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