- present participle of ripen.
ripening
Example Sentences
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Risk and ripening at Apple, Tojo’s destructive plan, a father’s formidable presence and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Back at base camp, the fruits were frozen to halt further ripening.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025
She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
The company turned the so-called ripening rooms, where tomatoes once were stored, into dorm rooms that hold 14 workers each.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025
He knew which mangoes had started ripening first.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
