shortening

Definition of shortening in English English dictionary: Verbal noun form of shorten; Present participle of shorten; Fat such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil used to make shortcrust pastry; (1) Any fat used in baking to tenderize the product by shortening gluten strands (2) A white, tasteless solid fat that has been formulated for baking or deep-frying; Fats used in the baking or frying of foods Shortenings impart "short" or tender qualities to baked goods Additives such as emulsifiers, antioxidants, anti-foaming agents, flavoring, etc may be present, depending on the intended use of the product; Shortening is cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough. fat made from vegetable oil that you mix with flour when making pastry; A mixture of partially hydrogenated fats, generally of plant origin, used for frying and for bakery products; fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods; {i} act of making shorter, act of cutting, abbreviation; solid fat used in baking (i.e. butter, lard, etc.); Any fat, liquid, or solid used in pastry, dough, or batter for making the resulting product flakier, richer, or more tender In common use are hydrogenated shortenings like butter, lard, margarine, and the edible oils; That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc; A solid fat made from refined vegetable oil that has been partially hydrogenated and whipped; act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"; Although good at holding air, shortening has little flavor It is just a fat solid Stick with butter for baking; act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods; The act of making or becoming short or shorter
shorten: to shorten the odds: see odds. to become shorter or make something shorter lengthen
shorten: {f} make shorter, abbreviate, cut, truncate; become shorter; add shortening, add butter or other fat
shorten: To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity
shorten: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten: If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. Smoking can shorten your life When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. lengthen
shorten: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
shorten: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches
shorten: To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like
shorten: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
shorten: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
shorten: To become shorter
shorten: If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. lengthen
shorten: To make shorter; to abbreviate
shorten: To make deficient (as to); to deprive; with of
shorten: To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc
shorten: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches
shorten: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
shorten: To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold
shorten: If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee
vegetable shortening: cooking solid fat made from hydrogenated vegetable oils

shortening

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short·en·ing

Turkish pronunciation

şôrtnîng

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/ˈsʜôrtnəɴɢ/ /ˈʃɔːrtnɪŋ/

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