leavening

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leavening

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of leaven

noun leavenings

  1. The process by which something is leavened. For these lighter leavenings of the heavy dough of debate, members were in Sir Winston's debt.
  2. Synonym of leavening agent.

    Similar: leavening agent

adjective

  1. not comparable Making light by aeration.

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@misc{leavening_2026,
  title = {leavening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leavening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}