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Ripening

To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)

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📖 Definitions of "Ripening"

verb

1
To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
"Grapes ripen in the sun."
2
To approach or come to perfection.
3
To cause to mature; to make ripe
"The warm sun ripened the corn."
4
To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection
"ripen the judgment"

noun

1
The process of becoming ripe.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ripening"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
maturationnoun	The process of becoming mature.
mellowingnoun	The process of making or becoming mellow.
agingnoun	The process of becoming older or more mature.
ageingnoun	UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.
maturingverb	(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
maturementnoun	maturation

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ripening"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
maturationnoun	The process of becoming mature.
agingnoun	The process of becoming older or more mature.
mellowingnoun	The process of making or becoming mellow.
ageingnoun	UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.
maturementnoun	maturation
maturingverb	(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
ripenessnoun	The characteristic of being ripe.
matureverb	Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
maturitynoun	The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
curingnoun	The act by which something is cured.
ostwaldnoun	A surname
seasoningnoun	(cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
fruitionnoun	The fulfillment of something worked for.
perfectingnoun	The bringing of something to a state of perfection.
advancingnoun	The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
culminationnoun	(UK, Canada) An endpoint arrived at after some series of actions or events, or some period, usually after the series or period has ended. The sum of something.
fermentingnoun	a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
developingnoun	In the process of development.
bloomingnoun	Opening in blossoms; flowering.
blossomingnoun	The act or process by which something blossoms.