fattening

VERB

grow or make bigger; nourish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment broaden build up swell

STRONG

bloat coarsen cram distend expand feed fill increase overfeed plump spread stuff thicken thrive wax

WEAK

gain weight put flesh on put on weight round out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

contract deflate deplete lose shrink

WEAK

thin undernourish

Example Sentences

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Fattening the Record Book Before it blasted off from Cape Kennedy last week, the two-man spacecraft Gemini 10 faced a flight plan that was easily the most complex and ambitious ever designed for U.S. astronauts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fattening employees' paychecks is not always enough to get them to stay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fattening the image, creamy-cheeked stewardesses in heather-flecked tweeds or linens welcome passengers aboard "shamrock flights."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fattening hogs on milk adds to the revenue.

From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior

Fattening through the endless summer, Like his own provision ground,He had reached the summum bonum Which our latest wits have found.

From Andromeda and Other Poems by Kingsley, Charles