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

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

The club is located in Lancaster County, surrounded by chicken and dairy farms that give off a pungent odor of fermenting feed and manure. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

This amber wine blends the indigenous grapes Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane and Kisi before fermenting and aging in traditional clay qvevri buried underground. — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

There is also usually an acid or fermenting agent such as mold or yeast. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026