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Definitions of leavening
  1. noun
    an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
    "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"

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  2. noun
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

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Definition that contains leavening
  • cracker a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
  • yeast a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
  • soggy having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
  • unleavened made without leavening
  • doughy having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
  • unraised made without leavening
  • quick bread breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
  • self-raising flour a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
  • barm a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
  • self-rising flour a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
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