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# fermenting

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

«fermenting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#m1)
2. Fermenting food is food that is going through this change on purpose, like sauerkraut or kimchi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#m2)
3. Something fermenting can be trouble or anger slowly building up in a group of people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#m3)
4. Worries or thoughts can also ferment in your mind, slowly growing stronger until you cannot ignore them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x1)
- Fermenting cabbage turns into sauerkraut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x2)
- The dough rose because the yeast was fermenting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x3)
- Old fruit left in the sun starts fermenting and smells sour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x4)
- Yogurt is made by bacteria fermenting milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x5)
- We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting yeast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x6)
- Anger was fermenting in the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x7)
- Fermenting foods have a sharp, sour taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x8)
- Anne Lisbeth walked on thus with her senses half asleep, but the thoughts were fermenting within her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/#x9)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fermenting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fermenting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fermenting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fermenting.html) on Mova free.