leavening

[ lev-uh-ning ]

/ ˈlɛv ə nɪŋ /

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noun

Also called leavening agent. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or batter; leaven.

the act or process of causing to ferment by leaven.

leaven (def. 3).

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Origin of leavening

First recorded in 1600–10; leaven + -ing¹

Words nearby leavening

leave flat, leave hanging, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, leaven, leavening, leave no stone unturned, Leavenworth, leave of absence, leave off, leave one cold

How to use leavening in a sentence

Leavening can be fairly straightforward—just use another leavening agent, like a mix of vinegar and baking soda.
The best substitutions for milk, eggs, and other baking essentials|Dan Seitz|December 17, 2021|Popular-Science
If a food needs structure or leavening, chances are you’ll find an egg in it.
The best substitutions for milk, eggs, and other baking essentials|Dan Seitz|December 17, 2021|Popular-Science
It is a comedy, and I have included it as I think every list can do with a dash of comedic leavening.
Favorite Historical Novels|Stella Tillyard|November 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
So why do we hear so many professors describe their pupils as hostile to learning, with a leavening of indolence?
Everyone Should Go to College|Andrew Hacker|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

That perception will grow more irrefutable soon, should Rahm go and rob him of a more robust leavening.
America's Prime Minister|Tunku Varadarajan|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Yet my unhappiness in all this was only a part of a general change that was quickly leavening me throughout.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
She was a little astonished to see these girls turning it into play, leavening it with laughter.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
No leavening except the eggs is used in the recipe for cake of this kind.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
A few varieties of cake are made light by means of yeast instead of being leavened with eggs or chemical leavening agents.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
It is this period of hesitating progress and slow leavening of men's ideas that we have to pass through in this week's lecture.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge

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