leavening : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: leavening	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for leavening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leavening n an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" Synonym(s): leaven, leavening a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid Synonym(s): leaven, leavening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leavened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leavening}.] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor. v. 6. 2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leavening \Leav"en*ing\, n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven. 2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon.