- present participle of ferment.
fermenting
Example Sentences
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Fermenting pickle slices was challenging: When the bacteria eat the soft inside of the cucumber, the result can be a “mushy” chip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Fermenting yeast cells, the kind that resemble cancer, contained roughly 50 percent fewer deuterium atoms on average than the normal yeast cells, a startling change.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2024
Fermenting vegetables is a relatively easy and practical way of getting a hands-on perspective of the process, before moving onto something a bit more cumbersome, like beer-brewing.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2022
Fermenting and aging in barrel, as most chardonnay is, can add a small dose of tannins, but generally the tannic discussion is limited to reds.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021
Of Fermenting and Working of Beers and Ales, and the unwholesome Practice of Beating in the Yeast, detected.
From The London and Country Brewer by Anonymous