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RIPENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming to full development; becoming mature
Synonyms:
maturation; maturement; ripening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("ripening" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Derivation:
ripen (grow ripe)
ripen (cause to ripen or develop fully)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("ripening" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ripening"):
mellowing (the process of becoming mellow)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb ripen
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