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Definition of flavoringnext
as in flavor
something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food soup made with beef flavoring

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verb

present participle of flavor
as in spicing
to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored try flavoring the beans with salt and oregano

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Noun
No artificial coconut flavoring here. Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026 They’re made with flour, sugar, butter and eggs, whisked together with flavorings such as anise, lemon, vanilla and cocoa, then baked in a special device. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Cumin is also one of the main ingredients in chili powder, which is essential to flavoring Southern favorites like chili, barbecue sauce, baked beans, and more. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026 Pour the hot water onto the ginseng root and add honey or whatever flavoring you’d like. Pubsubhub User, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flavoring
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Noun
  • With a pour of salsa roja, tart and hot (but not overly so), or a more judicious application of the punishingly spicy salsa verde, the bean and cheese transforms into a kinetic flavor field of curves and spikes.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
  • By December, kitsch in its more seasonal flavors had overrun the front yards of Paradise Palms.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • His unexpected strength in his sophomore season of Formula 1 is spicing up the intra-team battle.
    Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026

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“Flavoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flavoring. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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