- present participle of leaven.
leavening
Example Sentences
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The natural leavening gives them a lighter, crispier crust and an airy, mildly tangy crumb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
They are also what make it rise in the absence of other leavening agents.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024
A corrosive rage courses through this 163-minute odyssey that’s matched by a leavening absurdism, Jude aghast at the comical stupidity of our inauthentic, greed-driven world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The friend suggested leavening the dough in his mine.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
From morning to night, he displayed cool and reasoned leadership, with his humor leavening even the most difficult crisis.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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