ferment
noun
any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
had fermented
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past perfectof ferment.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A squirrel in Minnesota has enjoyed an early and especially festive start to the holiday season by being videoed apparently drunkenly feasting on pears that had fermented and become alcoholic.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2020
While the motivations and long-term ramifications can be debated, what all of the sports organizations’ actions shared is the addressing of long-standing issues that had fermented in neglect.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2020
By then, early Christmas shopping had fermented into the potent historical brew of idealism, patriotism, and sheer retail gluttony that we know today.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2013
Experts in explosives and engineering would determine that the tons of molasses in the tank had fermented and produced a gas.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
He had scarcely recovered his senses when the overseer came up, and found that the sugar had fermented, by having remained a few minutes too long in the boiler.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 02 by Maria Edgeworth
