marinating
- present participle of marinate.
Example Sentences
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In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
This isn’t Tom Brady marinating on an Eames chair for six weeks before deciding to give football another go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
One of my favorite uses is marinating white beans.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
It’s helpful to have a framework, a structured environment, for marinating in stillness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
The ground beef was marinating in so much lard it looked as if it were encased in Jell-O.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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