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Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?
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Meaning of "shortening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORTENING

shortening  [ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORTENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shortening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORTENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shortening

Shortening

Shortening is any fat that is solid at room temperature and used to make crumbly pastry. Shortening is used in pastries that should not be elastic, such as cake. Although butter is solid at room temperature and is frequently used in making pastry, the term "shortening" seldom refers to butter, but is more closely related to margarine.

Definition of shortening in the English dictionary

The definition of shortening in the dictionary is butter, lard, or other fat, used in a dough, cake mixture, etc, to make the mixture short.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORTENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
battening
ˈbætənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
disheartening
dɪsˈhɑːtənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
heartening
ˈhɑːtənɪŋ
life-threatening
ˈlaɪfθretənɪŋ
lightening
ˈlaɪtənɪŋ
nonfattening
ˌnɒnˈfætənɪŋ
nonthreatening
ˌnɒnˈθrɛtənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
patterning
ˈpætənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
sweetening
ˈswiːtənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ
unenlightening
ˌʌnɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ
unthreatening
ʌnˈθretənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORTENING

shortarm
shortboard
shortbread
shortcake
shortcoming
shortcrust pastry
shortcutting
shorten
shorten the reins
shortener
Shorter Catechism
shortfall
shortgown
shorthair
shorthand
shorthand notebook
shorthand notes
shorthand typing
shorthand typist
shorthand writer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORTENING

awakening
beginning
christening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
fastening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
hardening
intervening
listening
screening
sharpening
strengthening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of shortening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHORTENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shortening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shortening

Translation of «shortening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORTENING

Find out the translation of shortening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shortening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shortening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缩短
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acortamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

shortening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقصير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укорочение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encurtamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shortening
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memendekkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkürzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショートニング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단축
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shortening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự làm ngắn hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısaltmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accorciamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrócenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вкорочення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurtare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βράχυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matfett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkorting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shortening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTENING»

The term «shortening» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shortening

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4 QUOTES WITH «SHORTENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shortening.
1
Barbara Corcoran
Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
2
Jane Grey
Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days.
3
Sandra Lee
Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?
4
Karen Thompson Walker
Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of our 24-hour day. Even though the change was extremely slight - only a few microseconds - I found the idea incredibly haunting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORTENING»

Discover the use of shortening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shortening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Curve Shortening Problem
For the first time, The Curve Shortening Problem collects and illuminates those results in a comprehensive, rigorous, and self-contained account of the fundamental results.
Kai-Seng Chou, Xi-Ping Zhu, 2001
2
Essentials of Food Science
Plant, animal, or numerous plant–animal blends of fats and oils may be used for shortening, and typically the blend is creamy. The shortening potential of a fat or oil is influenced by its fatty acid composition (see Figure 12.5), and various fats ...
Vickie Vaclavik, Elizabeth W. Christian, 2007
3
Professional Baking
Also, this type of shortening melts only at a high temperature. Because of their texture, regular shortenings are used for flaky products such as piecrusts and biscuits.They are also used in many other pastries, breads, and products mixed by ...
Wayne Gisslen, 2008
4
Abnormal Skeletal Phenotypes: From Simple Signs to Complex ...
Limb shortening can result from reduced length of each of the individual bones in the limb, singly or in variable combination. This chapter encompasses two specific types of limb shortening: shortening of the proximal segments, such ...
Alessandro Castriota-Scanderbeg, Bruno Dallapiccola, 2006
5
Gender, Science and Mathematics: Shortening the Shadow
In all of these contexts, there is an urgent need for suitable texts, both to provide resources for teachers and students and to inform policy-makers and practitioners. This book has been developed specifically to meet this need.
L. H. Parker, L. Rennie, B. Fraser, 1995
6
Fats and Oils: Formulating and Processing for Applications, ...
Liquid shortening processing involves proper ingredient selection, proper dissolution of additives and hardfats in the liquid oil, and controlled crystallization of the product. Liquid shortening crystallization procedures for products with low and ...
Richard D. O'Brien, 2008
7
Meat and Meat Products: Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology
shortening and associated toughening does, however, occur in some pork muscles, where glycolysis is accelerated by very rapid chilling. Cold shortening has been described as a biphasic process. In meat of high ATP level and pH value, ...
A. Varnam, Jane P. Sutherland, 1995
8
Functional Additives for Bakery Foods
Emulsifiers For layer cakes mixed in stages, the first stage of creaming the shortening and sugar entraps the air bubbles, which serve as nuclei for subsequent leavening gas expansion. The air bubbles are smaller and more uniform if the ...
Clyde E. Stauffer, 1990
9
8th IEEE International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping: ...
No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
‎1997
10
Quantity Adjustment: Vowel Lengthening and Shortening in ...
Using an innovative theoretical framework, Dr. Ritt describes the phenomenon of the change in vowel length in early Middle English, and sets out to account for its occurrence.
Nikolaus Ritt, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORTENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shortening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Mexico school district votes on shortening school week
The district says the shortened school week will also save money. Mountainair School Board has voted to give students every Friday off. What do you think about ... «KRQE News 13, May 15»
2
KMS lighthouse Signs Partnership with LearningZone for Shortening
KMS lighthouse announced the signing of a partnership with LearningZone, a learning creation and distribution software provider. The partnership will create a ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
3
Players have discussed shortening season to 154 games with MLB
On Wednesday, commissioner Rob Manfred spoke with reporters in Houston, and mentioned that MLBPA has broached the idea of shortening the season to ... «CBSSports.com, May 15»
4
Manfred says shortening MLB regular season a popular topic
HOUSTON (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says shortening the regular season is becoming a popular topic as players and owners prepare to ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»
5
Fast/Slow Telomere Shortening Predicts Cancer
Telomere length hasn't been a reliable yardstick for measuring the progress of cancer. Because cancer cells divide frequently, and because telomeres shorten ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, May 15»
6
Bitly closes its bulk link-shortening 'bundles' service, cites 'abuse …
[Are you a growth marketer? Do you want to know what it takes to be one? Join us at GrowthBeat, on August 17-18 in San Francisco. Thought leaders from the ... «VentureBeat, Mar 15»
7
Obama: NCAA should cut shot clock
"I am an advocate, by the way, for the NCAA changing the rules in terms of shortening the shot clock, widening the lane, moving the three-point line back a little ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
8
MARKET REPORT: Odds may be shortening on Bwin.Party bid
The odds might be shortening on an imminent agreed bid for online gambling group Bwin.Party but the share price was telling a different story yesterday. «This is Money, Nov 14»
9
Sugared Soda Consumption, Cell Aging Associated in New Study
Telomere shortening starts long before disease onset. Further, although we only studied adults here, it is possible that soda consumption is associated with ... «UCSF News Services, Oct 14»
10
MJ mystified by shorter season talk
Nowitzki said he'd recommend that the season be cut from 82 games to the "mid-60s.'' Jordan also didn't see the point in shortening games by four minutes. «ESPN, Oct 14»

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