ripens
- present tense form of ripen (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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For most Scandinavian vineyards, solaris is the grape of choice - an aromatic, hybrid variety that's well-adapted to colder climes, ripens easily, and is more disease resistant, allowing vineyards to avoid spraying pesticides.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
There is a sense of stasis to the aptly named two-hander, which never ripens from a situation into a story.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024
Death is part of the natural scheme of things, he muses, comparing it with “an olive that ripens and falls. / Praising its mother, thanking the tree it grew on.”
From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023
A few weeks later, a strong stomach is required when the foliage ripens to chartreuse, and bright-pink blooms cloak the small shrub.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022
So the God of the Vine was born of fire and nursed by rain, the hard burning heat that ripens the grapes and the water that keeps the plant alive.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
