Leavening has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
"his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
2
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
3
The process by which something is leavened.
Verb
1
present participle of leaven
Adjective
1
Making light by aeration.
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