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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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Recent Examples of flavoring
Noun
After moving his family from Michigan to South Texas in 1905, John Anderson Adams concocted the popular vanilla flavoring product. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026 Pure almond extract is a concentrated flavoring made from bitter almonds, alcohol, and water. Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Pour the hot water onto the ginseng root and add honey or whatever flavoring you’d like. Pubsubhub User, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 The Plus line consists of food-flavoring essential oils that are pure enough to ingest (only in the instructed amounts). Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flavoring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flavoring
Noun
  • Salted Caramel Mochi This is Joe’s best mochi flavor yet.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Chopped macadamia nuts add a textural element and rich, buttery flavor to a graham cracker crust pressed into a 13x9 inch baking pan.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The outfield was shrunk, spicing up all games.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026

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“Flavoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flavoring. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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