ripening
/R AY1 P AH0 N IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
“Grapes ripen in the sun.”
- 2
To approach or come to perfection.
- 3
To cause to mature; to make ripe
“The warm sun ripened the corn.”
- 4
To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection
“ripen the judgment”
noun
- 1
The process of becoming ripe.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ripen, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ripening