Found 3 items, similar to leavening.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: leaven ragi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: leavening leavening n 1: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; “his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor” [syn: leaven] 2: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid [syn: leaven]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Leavening Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening.] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. [1913 Webster] A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor. v. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. [1913 Webster] With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Leavening \Leav"en*ing\, n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven. [1913 Webster] 2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]