sweet·en
sweet·en/ˈswētn/
verb
make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.
"a cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin"
synonyms: make sweet, add sugar to, sugar, sugarcoat, add honey to, add sweetener to, freshen, refresh, fresh, purify, deodorize, perfume
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What does sweetening up mean?
sweetened up; sweetening up; sweetens up. informal. : to be very nice to (someone) in order to get something. He's been trying to sweeten his mother up so she'll lend him the car.
What does sweetin mean?
: to make sweet. 2. : to soften the mood or attitude of. 3. : to make less painful or trying.
Sep 23, 2024
How do you use sweetening in a sentence?
Example Sentences
Sweetening the deal was the prize Best secured for the winner: lunch with Jerry Yang, founder of Yahoo! A small lump of sugar, sir, will take the flatness out of the seltzer without noticeably sweetening the drink, sir.
What does sweetening the deal mean?
When you figuratively sweeten something, you make it more appealing or acceptable. The phrase "sweeten the pot" or "sweeten the deal" comes from poker, in which it means to add more bets (or money) to the game.
Sep 23, 2024 · 1. The act or process of making sweet. 2. Something that sweetens. More from Merriam-Webster on sweetening.
noun · something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc. · the process of causing something to be or become sweet.
Sep 23, 2024 · 1. to make sweet 2. to soften the mood or attitude of 3. to make less painful or trying 4. to free from a harmful or undesirable quality or substance.
to make something more attractive: The phone company threw in two month's worth of free calls to sweeten the deal.
sweetening in American English ... 1. something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc. 2.
the act of adding a sweetener to food.
to make something more attractive and acceptable: sweeten the deal/bid/offer The city had tried to sweeten the deal with a $140 million package.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sweetening. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
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SWEETEN meaning: 1 : to make (something) sweet or sweeter in taste; 2 : to make (something) more valuable or attractive.
Other forms: sweetened; sweetening; sweetens. When you sweeten something, you make it taste sweeter. To sweeten your lemonade, just add more sugar.
