- present participle of ferment.
fermenting
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At his factory west of Tokyo, workers in hygienic uniforms wash, steam -- and lavishly spray bacteria on -- soybeans that machines then meticulously assemble in cups, before fermenting them for 18 hours.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Now, he’s one of the last brewers to use an ancient method of fermenting in wooden vats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
It is a sugar alcohol typically made by fermenting corn and is now used in hundreds of food products.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
"These things are not coming out of nowhere. They are forces in American politics that have been underground for a while, but have been just kind of fermenting."
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
He was sopping wet and covered with foam from the fermenting mash.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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