shortening - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'shortening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shortening

[ n.]

- The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
- That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.

2 . Shortening

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Shorten

1 . shortening

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- act of decreasing in length

Example in sentence:

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