ripen

Example Sentences

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Back at base camp, the fruits were frozen to halt further ripening.

From Science Daily

The sale and purchase of calcium carbide is regulated in India, but farmers and shopkeepers often use it to artificially ripen fruit.

From BBC

And like every such show, it can be expected to ripen with age, if age comes.

From Los Angeles Times

“Unlike during childhood, Act III is a quiet ripening. It takes time and experience, and yes, perhaps the inevitable slowing down,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager's alcohol a day from eating ripened fruit, scientists say.

From BBC