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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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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

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

For example, it banned the export of live animals from Great Britain for slaughter and fattening and changed EU laws on gene editing crops.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

A broad indictment of the entire fast-food industry, the best seller accused the industry of being bad for the environment, rife with labor issues, culturally flattening and culinarily fattening.

From New York Times • May 12, 2024

He throws up the first time he eats the stuff—too rich for his belly, I guess—but after that he manages to keep it down, and all the while he’s fattening out a little.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor