2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fattening — that makes fat, 1690s, prp. adj. from FATTEN (Cf. fatten). Earlier word was fatting (1530s) … Etymology dictionary
fattening — adjective subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter (Freq. 1) a fattening hog fattening pens • Similar to: ↑finished … Useful english dictionary
fattening — [[t]fæ̱tənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Food that is fattening is considered to make people fat easily. Some foods are more fattening than others … English dictionary
fattening — Floating Float ing, n. 1. (Weaving) Floating threads. See {Floating threads}, above. [1913 Webster] 2. The second coat of three coat plastering. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by placing them in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fattening — 1. adjective That which causes weight gain; usually high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value. Id really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty deserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening. Ant: slimming 2 … Wiktionary
fattening — fat|ten|ing [ˈfætn ıŋ] adj likely to make you fat ▪ Fats are the most fattening foods of all … Dictionary of contemporary English
fattening — fat|ten|ing [ fætnıŋ ] adjective making you fat: Avoid fattening foods and take more exercise … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fattening — adjective likely to make you fat: I don t eat cake it s far too fattening … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fattening — UK [ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ] / US adjective making you fat Avoid fattening foods and take more exercise … English dictionary
fattening — [ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ] adj likely to make you fat Avoid fattening foods and take more exercise.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
