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fattening Definition and Meaning in English (fattening definition)

adjective
Synonyms:weight-gainingcalorichigh-calorie
Quick Answer • Definition

Fattening definition: Describing food or a diet that causes a person or animal to gain weight and become fat.

Definitions of Fattening

  1. 1adjective

    Describing food or a diet that causes a person or animal to gain weight and become fat.

  2. 2noun

    The process of making an animal or person fat, often for consumption or breeding.

Example Sentences

casual

“This dessert is very fattening, so I'll just have a small portion.”

business

“Farmers use special feed for the fattening of their livestock.”

Synonyms

weight-gainingcalorichigh-calorierich

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivefatten
past participlefattened
adjectivefat

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