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leavening

/ˈlɛv.ən.ɪŋ/

leaveningnoun

leavenings

Translations

разрыхлитель

The recipe calls for a teaspoon of leavening.

В рецепте требуется чайная ложка разрыхлителя.

дрожжи

Leavening is essential for making bread rise.

Дрожжи необходимы для того, чтобы хлеб поднялся.

Definitions

A substance, such as yeast or baking powder, that is added to dough or batter to make it rise.

The recipe calls for a leavening to ensure the bread is light and fluffy.

The action or process of causing dough or batter to rise by adding a leavening agent.

The leavening of the dough took several hours, resulting in a perfectly risen loaf.

Anything that lightens, enlivens, or modifies something else in a positive way; a moderating or enlivening influence.

Her quick wit was a leavening in the otherwise tense meeting.

Synonyms

ferment

rising agent

yeast

leaven

leaveninggerund / present participle

/ˈlɛv.ən.ɪŋ/

/ˈlɛv.ə.nɪŋ/

Used attributively or predicatively in the sense ‘that leavens; causing dough or batter to rise’.

Definitions

Causing dough or batter to rise; having the effect of a leaven.

Baking soda is a powerful leavening agent in this recipe.

Synonyms

leavenverb

leavening

Gerund

leavened

Past Simple

leavened

Past Participle

leavening

Gerund

/ˈlɛv.ən/

Translations

заквашивать

The baker will leaven the dough before baking.

Пекарь заквасит тесто перед выпечкой.

взбраживать

They leaven the mixture to make it rise.

Они взбраживают смесь, чтобы она поднялась.

Definitions

To cause dough or batter to rise by adding a leavening agent, such as yeast or baking powder.

She decided to leaven the bread dough with yeast to make it fluffy and light.

To permeate or transform something for the better, often by introducing a subtle or uplifting element.

His humor helped to leaven the otherwise serious meeting, making it more enjoyable for everyone.

Synonyms

leavennoun

Definitions

A substance, typically yeast, that is used to make dough rise and become light by producing gas bubbles.

The baker added leaven to the dough to ensure it would rise properly.

An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.

Her positive attitude served as a leaven in the otherwise tense meeting.