- present participle of fatten.
fattening
Example Sentences
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The Victorian glasshouses nurture fattening peaches, while in the main garden beyond, a tower of water bursts up into the sky—the highest powered fountain in England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Monday’s game offered yet another example of how the team that supposedly is ruining baseball is fattening the wallets of the league’s other 29 teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Every time the political world thinks his career has ended, he manages to rise again, rebuilding his audience and fattening his bank accounts.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
He likens the effect of these chemicals on water-born bacteria to offering hungry humans a roomful of fattening fast food.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
"All right. Come back later, Kabir. You look like you could use some fattening up."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
