leavening

Definition of leaveningnext
present participle of leaven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavening
Verb
  • There is also enough cheese and schmaltz to go around, enlivening the more straightforward parts of the film.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2026
  • Munson is a terrific burst of fresh air, enlivening the coach car with humor built from relationship foibles.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Make sure to book a toxin-rinsing seaweed bath—outdoors and invigorating.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • And now audiences get to delight in her fresh, invigorating approach to the conductor’s podium.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Land, a new novel by the Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell, showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss, Hillary Kelly writes.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • The work underscores the importance of infusing clean air into the environment, Tolaas told WWD.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The proposal is animating advocacy and science groups across the country.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • The title implies that it will be set before the 1974 film, in which Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), played by Gene Wilder, is lured back to Transylvania and picks up his grandfather Victor’s experiments with re-animating the dead.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • One notable find was located beneath the New Castle pub in Sneinton, where a hidden chamber, approximately 200 years old, was discovered after a wall was knocked down, imbuing the journey with a note of adventure.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Conway had a way of imbuing characters with nuance and emotional depth, Marvel said in its statement.
    Claire Rush, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
    Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Make spearmint tea by steeping fresh or dried spearmint leaves in hot water.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 1 June 2026
  • The flavor craze began back in 2023 when social media users were steeping black tea bags in a bottle of Sprite.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavening. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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