sugar


2sugar

verb
sug·aredsug·ar·ing\ˈsh-g(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SUGAR

transitive verb
1
: to make palatable or attractive : sweeten <a story sugared with romance>
2
: to sprinkle or mix with sugar
intransitive verb
1
: to form or be converted into sugar
2
: to become granular
3
: to make maple syrup or maple sugar

Examples of SUGAR

  1. The clean fruit is then dried and sugared.
  2. They've been sugaring since they were children.

First Known Use of SUGAR

15th century

Rhymes with SUGAR

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