is fattening
- present progressive of fatten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Monday’s game offered yet another example of how the team that supposedly is ruining baseball is fattening the wallets of the league’s other 29 teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
But you and Miss Manners both know that what your guest meant was not that your food is fattening, but that it is so good that he would not be able to control himself.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020
But just as apple pie is fattening and Mom won’t stop nagging you to come visit, neither is Little League an unalloyed good.
From Slate ● May 26, 2015
Maybe you’re right, Hanna, that Weiner is fattening up our heroes and will roast them into ’80s greed birds—this new low in Don’s likability suggests that perhaps there’s no redemption ahead.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2015
The current idea that sugar is fattening is wholly wrong.
From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth
