Leavening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛvənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛvənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvənɪŋ/.

Examples

his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
unleavened bread

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leaven raise prove

Parts of Speech

noun	an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something “his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor”
noun	a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
verb	cause to puff up with a leaven “unleavened bread”

Word Forms

leaven	verb	cause to puff up with a leaven
leaven	noun	a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sauerteig

ein Einfluss, der auf subtile Weise etwas aufhellt oder verändert

🇫🇷French

levain

une influence qui agit subtilement pour alléger ou modifier quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

levadura

una influencia que actúa sutilmente para aclarar o modificar algo

🇮🇹Italian

lievitazione

un'influenza che funziona sottilmente per alleggerire o modificare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

rijzen

een invloed die op subtiele wijze werkt om iets lichter te maken of te wijzigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fermento

uma influência que funciona sutilmente para iluminar ou modificar algo

🇷🇺Russian

закваска

влияние, которое тонко работает, чтобы облегчить или изменить что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उठना

एक प्रभाव जो किसी चीज़ को हल्का या संशोधित करने के लिए सूक्ष्मता से काम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

খামির

একটি প্রভাব যা কিছু হালকা বা পরিবর্তন করতে সূক্ষ্মভাবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

புளிப்பு

எதையாவது இலகுவாக்க அல்லது மாற்றியமைக்க நுட்பமாக செயல்படும் ஒரு செல்வாக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పులియబెట్టడం

ఏదైనా తేలికగా లేదా సవరించడానికి సూక్ష్మంగా పనిచేసే ప్రభావం

🇮🇳Marathi

खमीर

एक प्रभाव जो काहीतरी हलका किंवा सुधारित करण्यासाठी सूक्ष्मपणे कार्य करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખમીર

એક પ્રભાવ જે કંઈક હળવા અથવા સંશોધિત કરવા માટે સૂક્ષ્મ રીતે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಳಿಯಾಗುವುದು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಗುರಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರ್ಪಡಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുളിപ്പിക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ലഘൂകരിക്കാനോ പരിഷ്കരിക്കാനോ സൂക്ഷ്മമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്വാധീനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਮੀਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਹਲਕਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੋਧਣ ਲਈ ਸੂਖਮਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خمیر

ایک اثر جو کسی چیز کو ہلکا کرنے یا اس میں ترمیم کرنے کے لئے ٹھیک طریقے سے کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发酵

微妙地减轻或改变某些事物的影响

🇯🇵Japanese

発酵させる

何かを軽くしたり修正したりするために微妙に働く影響

🇰🇷Korean

감화

무언가를 밝게 하거나 수정하기 위해 미묘하게 작용하는 영향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

men

một ảnh hưởng có tác dụng tinh tế để làm sáng tỏ hoặc sửa đổi một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

หัวเชื้อ

อิทธิพลที่ทำงานอย่างละเอียดเพื่อทำให้เบาลงหรือปรับเปลี่ยนบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ragi

pengaruh yang bekerja secara halus untuk meringankan atau mengubah sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pampaalsa

isang impluwensya na banayad na gumagana upang gumaan o baguhin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

ragi

pengaruh yang berfungsi secara halus untuk meringankan atau mengubah suai sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خميرة

تأثير يعمل بمهارة لتخفيف أو تعديل شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

خمیر شدن

تأثیری که به طور نامحسوس برای سبک کردن یا اصلاح چیزی عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

mayalama

bir şeyi hafifletmek veya değiştirmek için ustaca çalışan bir etki

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחמָצָה

השפעה שפועלת בעדינות כדי להקל או לשנות משהו

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The primary meaning of 'leavening' is 'an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something'.

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