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Vocabulary Entry
ripening
|verb • noun
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V
verb
To become ripe or to cause to become ripe.
Example Sentences
"The fruit is ripening on the tree."
"Farmers are ripening their crops before harvest."
"The cheese is ripening in the cellar for months."
N
noun
The process of becoming ripe.
Example Sentences
"The ripening of the tomatoes took longer this year."
"We observed the ripening of the grapes in the vineyard."
"The ripening of certain fruits occurs during the summer months."