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RIPENING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

ageing; aging; ripening

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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