fat
adjective
having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese.
fatting
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present participleof fat.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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"I had three weeks off after the US Open and you probably saw a little bit on Thursday I was fatting a few shots," said Hatton.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Even when steep swingers hit it solid, they take deep divots—they're always on the verge of fatting it.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017
She was feeding and fatting Tommy, with a view to selling him and buying a silk gown with the money.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
I found no farmers but in these counties that understood anything of fatting cattle with them; feeding lean sheep being the only use they put them to.'
From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler
The nutritious nature of barley is amply proved by the effect, and very rapid effect, of its meal, in the fatting of hogs and of poultry of all descriptions.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett
