- present participle of leaven.
leavening
Example Sentences
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The natural leavening gives them a lighter, crispier crust and an airy, mildly tangy crumb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
You would think all the leavening would make it light, but the weight of the other ingredients created 4-pound pancakes, which were so thick that the inside could only cook if the outside was burnt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The friend suggested leavening the dough in his mine.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
Her story's fantastical tone aligns with her bright imagination, leavening its approach with the bubbly spirit of a dreamer suddenly able to make her superhero fantasies real.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2022
Bacteria perform a wide variety of actions beneficial to humans, from decomposing organic matter to leavening bread.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
