crisp
adjective
(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle.
crisping
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present participleof crisp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Once the cooking area is cleared, Brown pours olive oil into a pan and shows Prado her trick for crisping tortillas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
The cake's surface will look different if it is soaked in syrup, making it moist and sticky, or if it is put in the oven, crisping and darkening the surface.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
They get smash-grilled, crisping the exterior with Maillard-reaction goodness; at assembly, an extra slab of house-cured pork belly adds more smoke, salt and fat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
This will add amazing flavor to your stuffing but also won't make it soggy, allowing for an extra crisping under the broiler, if you wish.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022
It fed upon Picassos and Matisses in the upper halls, like delicacies, baking off the oily flesh, tenderly crisping the canvases into black shavings.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
