- present progressive of brown (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Check after 30 minutes to see if the crust is browning too quickly, and tent loosely with foil, if needed.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022
If the top of the black cake is browning too quickly as it bakes, tent it with some foil.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2021
Alabama’s dense green vegetation is browning too fast, and wildlife is stressed as creeks go dry.
From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2019
I've worked out that the foundation to cooking is browning off some onion and garlic - and then you can basically add anything and confidently call it a meal.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2019
The first batch of tikkis is browning nicely.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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