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Leavening [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

lev'ening. that which leavens or makes light.

Leavening [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

lev'ening. Making light by fermentation.

Leavening [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.

2. That which leavens or makes light.

Leavening [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913