sweetening

[ sweet-n-ing, sweet-ning ]
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noun
  1. something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.

  2. the process of causing something to be or become sweet.

Origin of sweetening

1
First recorded in 1585–95; sweeten + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for sweetening

sweetening

/ (ˈswiːtənɪŋ) /


noun
  1. something that sweetens

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