- present participle of leaven.
leavening
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That engrossing yourself in every meticulous step — from measuring out your own leavening agents to bringing your butter and eggs to room temperature — is what qualifies as real baking.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The natural leavening gives them a lighter, crispier crust and an airy, mildly tangy crumb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Attending nuns push not gurneys but shopping carts, leavening the tragic with the mundane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
But I do depart from my standard in one major way: Swirled brownies need leavening.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Bacteria perform a wide variety of actions beneficial to humans, from decomposing organic matter to leavening bread.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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