Synonyms of fermenting

fermenting

verb

present participle of ferment

as in provoking

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoking
• raising
• promoting
• brewing
• triggering
• fomenting
• encouraging
• cultivating
• inciting
• picking
• stirring (up)
• instigating
• abetting
• whipping (up)
• stimulating
• setting in motion
• fostering
• sowing
• nurturing
• nourishing
• furthering
• forwarding
• advancing
• detonating
• inspiring
• motivating
• setting off
• activating
• galvanizing
• exciting
• inflaming
• rousing
• energizing
• setting
• firing
• invigorating
• enlivening
• quickening
• vitalizing
• jazzing (up)
• pepping (up)
• livening (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulating
• checking
• holding
• inhibiting
• restraining
• curbing
• discouraging
• taming
• constraining
• settling
• bridling
• subduing
• soothing
• quieting
• reining (in)
• calming
• allaying
• stilling
• tranquilizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fermenting

Traditionally, tempeh is made by fermenting whole black or yellow soybeans with the fungus Rhizopus oligosporus, and then compacting it into small loaves which are then wrapped in banana leaves to age. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

During the same period, in what would have broken Combs’ sobriety streak, officials reportedly caught Combs with a homemade concoction of fermenting apples, Fanta, and sugar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Fallen, fermenting fruit is a prime late-season sugar source for foraging adults. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Her father’s niche was fermenting waste from local businesses and selling it as compost. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Hyosung’s Bio-BDO is manufactured by fermenting sugars extracted from sugarcane. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Bubbling Jam Jam that’s bubbling or weeping liquid could be fermenting. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026

Traditional soy sauce, originating from easy East Asia, is made by fermenting soybeans, wheat, and salt with a mold called Aspergillus (or koji). — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026

During a tour of the facilities, Merinoff Kwasnieski walked me around the warehouse, encouraging me to take a whiff from a bin of fermenting strawberries (jammy and clear-your-sinuses boozy, all at once). — Molly Fergus, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026