单词	shortening
释义	shortening noun short·​en·​ing ˈshȯrt-niŋ  ˈshȯr-tᵊn-iŋ 1 : the action or process of making or becoming short specifically : the dropping of the latter part of a word so as to produce a new and shorter word of the same meaning 2 : an edible fat used to shorten baked goods Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Stir in milk, sugar, salt, egg, shortening and half of the flour. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022 Melt 2 tablespoons of the shortening in a large skillet. Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 21 July 2022 To make the dumplings, mix the dry ingredients, and work in the shortening with a fork until pea-size balls of floury dough start to form. Tim Neville, Outside Online, 8 July 2021 Republic prepares its dough off-site daily with vegetable shortening. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Butter is reduced or left out in favor of vegetable shortening; water is used instead of milk; and, sometimes, the eggs are skipped entirely. New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022 With the mixer running on low, slowly add the confectioners’ sugar, the shortening, the milk and the vanilla. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 Here, vegetable shortening, not butter, does the trick. New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022 The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition shortening noun short·​en·​ing ˈshȯr-tᵊn-iŋ, ˈshȯrt-niŋ : a fat used in baking especially to make pastry flaky shortening 1 of 2 noun as in condensing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance condensing contracting abbreviation squeezing curtailment contraction compacting compression streamlining consolidation compaction telescoping decreasing constriction abridgment concentration abridgement constricting squeeze condensation simplification lessening diminishment Antonyms & Near Antonyms expansion dispersion dilation scattering dissipation decompression swelling inflation distention distension See More shortening 2 of 2 verb present participle of shorten as in reducing to make less in extent or duration we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit Synonyms & Similar Words reducing abbreviating truncating curtailing decreasing abridging trimming compressing eliding cutting back modifying docking syncopating cutting summarizing lowering contracting encapsulating diminishing recapitulating shrinking abstracting pruning paring slashing tapering lessening cutting down digesting summing up downsizing epitomizing dwindling constricting moderating retrenching deflating abating de-escalating subtracting (from) Antonyms & Near Antonyms lengthening extending prolonging elongating expanding increasing enlarging adding supplementing protracting maximizing augmenting escalating amplifying raising boosting heightening dilating swelling ballooning inflating distending aggrandizing blowing up pumping up See More
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