Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ferment. Search instead for fermentum.
Definitions

ferment

[fur-ment, fer-ment] / ˈfɜr mɛnt, fərˈmɛnt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The familiar chewy texture and tangy flavor of sourdough come from a complex mix of microorganisms that ferment the dough.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Most modern artists, famously Picasso, left their home turf for some center of creative ferment, finding their voices there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Audrey Truschke’s single-volume work makes a bold attempt to capture thousands of years of cultural ferment on the Indian subcontinent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

By dint of pandemic pauses and far-flung locales around the U.K.’s Cotswolds and on the Welsh Borders, the lineup managed to quietly ferment and realize some of that long-ago unknown magical mystery.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

His mother began making the traditional fruit brandy, sealing it in jars to ferment until the celebration.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




Vocabulary lists containing ferment