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Sweetening \Sweet"en*ing\, n.
1. The act of making sweet.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which sweetens. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
2. That which sweetens. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sweetening — is a term in television that refers to the use of a laugh track in addition to a live studio audience. The laugh track is used to enhance the laughter for television audiences, especially in cases where a joke or scene intended to be funny does… … Wikipedia
sweetening — [swēt′ niŋ] n. 1. the process of making sweet 2. something that sweetens … English World dictionary
Sweetening — Sweeten Sweet en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sweetened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweetening}.] [See {Sweet}, a.] 1. To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. [1913 Webster] 2. To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweetening — noun See long sweetening and short sweetening … Wiktionary
sweetening — The process of improving petroleum products in color and odor by converting the undesirable sulfur compounds into less objectionable disulfides with sodium plumbite or by removing them by contacting the petroleum stream with alkalies or other… … Petroleum refining glossary
Sweetening (disambiguation) — Sweetening is the use of a laugh track in addition to a live studio audience in television.Sweetening may also refer to:* Copper sweetening, a petroleum refining process * Food sweetening, adding the basic taste of sweetness to a food * Gas… … Wikipedia
sweetening — noun Date: 1819 something that sweetens … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweetening — /sweet n ing, sweet ning/, n. 1. something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc. 2. the process of causing something to be or become sweet. [1585 95; SWEETEN + ING1] * * * … Universalium
sweetening — Synonyms and related words: ambrosia, artificial sweetener, bait, blackstrap, bribe, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, carrot, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates, edulcoration, encouragement, fillip, honey, honeycomb, honeydew,… … Moby Thesaurus
sweetening — adding new sound after movie soundtrack is finished … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games