fermenting

«fermenting» in Mova's school dictionary: when tiny living things such as yeast or bacteria slowly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form of ferment (ferment, ferments, fermented, fermenting); adjective (fermenting); noun fermentation

meaning for a pupil

1) Fermenting is when tiny living things such as yeast or bacteria slowly change sugar into gas, acids or alcohol, as when bread dough rises or milk becomes yogurt. tree →

2) Fermenting food is food that is going through this change on purpose, like sauerkraut or kimchi. tree →

3) Something fermenting can be trouble or anger slowly building up in a group of people. tree →

4) Worries or thoughts can also ferment in your mind, slowly growing stronger until you cannot ignore them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and cooking lessons it explains bubbles in bread, yogurt, cheese and pickles; carbon dioxide gas is made. In stories it can describe bad feelings growing. Phrases: «fermenting dough», «fermenting fruit», «trouble was fermenting».

examples

• The yeast is fermenting the sugar and making bubbles. tree →
• Fermenting cabbage turns into sauerkraut. tree →
• The dough rose because the yeast was fermenting. tree →
• Old fruit left in the sun starts fermenting and smells sour. tree →
• Yogurt is made by bacteria fermenting milk. tree →
• We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting yeast. tree →
• Anger was fermenting in the crowd. tree →
• Fermenting foods have a sharp, sour taste. tree →
• Anne Lisbeth walked on thus with her senses half asleep, but the thoughts were fermenting within her. tree →

note

From the verb ferment, which is regular: fermented, fermenting. Do not confuse with «foment» (to stir up trouble, formal). Fermenting is done by living things; it is not the same as going rotten, though spoiled food can ferment too.

In the corpora

• Only after fermenting, drying and roasting do they start to smell of chocolate.
• Fresh cocoa beans taste bitter and smell of chocolate only after fermenting, drying and roasting.
• Fresh cocoa beans taste bitter and nothing like chocolate; the chocolate taste comes from fermenting and roasting.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fermenting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.