Sweetening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

an improvement that makes something more agreeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈiːʔn̩ɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈiːtənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈiːtənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /swˈiːʔn̩ɪŋ/.

Examples

sweeten a deal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sweetener enhancement edulcorate dulcorate dulcify sweeten

Antonyms

sour

Parts of Speech

noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
noun	an improvement that makes something more agreeable
noun	the act of adding a sweetener to food
verb	make sweeter in taste
verb	make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable “sweeten a deal”

Word Forms

sweeten	verb	make sweeter in taste
enhance	verb	make better or more attractive
sweetener	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetening	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

süßen

etwas, das Lebensmitteln zugesetzt wird, damit sie süßer schmecken

🇫🇷French

édulcorant

quelque chose ajouté aux aliments pour leur donner un goût plus sucré

🇪🇸Spanish

edulcoración

algo agregado a los alimentos para que sepan más dulces

🇮🇹Italian

dolcificante

qualcosa aggiunto agli alimenti per renderli più dolci

🇳🇱Dutch

verzoeten

iets dat aan voedsel wordt toegevoegd om het zoeter te laten smaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

adoçar

algo adicionado aos alimentos para torná-los mais doces

🇷🇺Russian

подслащивание

что-то добавленное в пищу, чтобы сделать ее слаще на вкус

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मीठा

खाद्य पदार्थों का स्वाद मीठा करने के लिए उनमें कुछ मिलाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মিষ্টি করা

তাদের স্বাদ মিষ্টি করতে খাবারের সাথে কিছু যোগ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இனிமையாக்கும்

உணவுகளை இனிமையாக ருசிப்பதற்காக ஏதாவது ஒன்று சேர்க்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తీయగా

ఆహారాలు తియ్యగా రుచి చూడడానికి వాటికి ఏదో జోడించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोड करणे

पदार्थांची चव गोड होण्यासाठी त्यात काहीतरी जोडले

🇮🇳Gujarati

મીઠાશ

ખાદ્યપદાર્થોનો સ્વાદ વધુ મીઠો બનાવવા માટે તેમાં કંઈક ઉમેરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಹಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಆಹಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿ ರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಲು ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മധുരം

ഭക്ഷണങ്ങൾ മധുരമുള്ളതാക്കാൻ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചേർക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਠਾ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਸੁਆਦ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਭੋਜਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میٹھا کرنا

کھانے میں کچھ شامل کیا جاتا ہے تاکہ ان کا ذائقہ میٹھا ہو جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

甜化

添加到食物中使食物味道更甜的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

甘くする

甘くするために食べ物に何かを加える

🇰🇷Korean

달게 하기

음식에 더 달콤한 맛을 내기 위해 첨가된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm ngọt

một cái gì đó được thêm vào thực phẩm để làm cho chúng có vị ngọt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ให้ความหวาน

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่เพิ่มเข้าไปในอาหารเพื่อให้มีรสชาติหวานขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemanis

sesuatu yang ditambahkan ke makanan untuk membuatnya terasa lebih manis

🇵🇭Filipino

pampatamis

may idinagdag sa mga pagkain para mas matamis ang lasa nito

🇲🇾Malay

pemanis

sesuatu yang ditambah kepada makanan untuk menjadikannya lebih manis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحلية

شيء يضاف إلى الأطعمة لجعلها أكثر حلاوة

🇮🇷Persian

شیرین کردن

چیزی به غذاها اضافه می شود تا طعم آن ها شیرین تر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tatlandırıcı

Tadının daha tatlı olmasını sağlamak için gıdalara eklenen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַמתָקָה

משהו שנוסף למאכלים כדי לגרום להם לטעמם מתוק יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sweetening'?

The primary meaning of 'sweetening' is 'something added to foods to make them taste sweeter'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sweetening' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sweetening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sweetening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sweetening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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