fattening

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/, [ˈfæˀ(ə)nɪŋ]

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Adjective

fattening (comparative more fattening, superlative most fattening)

1. That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.

   Antonyms: non-fattening, slimming

   I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty desserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.

Derived terms

• fatteningly
• fatteningness
• nonfattening
• unfattening

Translations

that causes weight gain

Catalan: engreixador Chinese: Mandarin: 容易使人發胖的 / 容易使人发胖的 (róngyì shǐrén fāpàng de), (of feed for livestock) 育肥的 (yùféi de) Danish: fedende Finnish: lihottava (fi) Greek: παχυντικός (el) (pachyntikós) Hebrew: מַשְׁמִין (mashmín) Hungarian: hizlaló (hu) Malay: menggemukkan Polish: tuczący Russian: веду́щий к ожире́нию (vedúščij k ožiréniju), нагу́льный (ru) (nagúlʹnyj) (of cattle), отка́рмливающий (ru) (otkármlivajuščij) Vietnamese: mỡ màng (vi), đầy mỡ (usu. due to grease)

Noun

fattening (plural fattenings)

1. The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
2. The act of becoming fatter.

Translations

act of making fatter

Danish: opfedning c Finnish: lihottaminen (fi) Galician: ceba f Polish: tuczenie (pl) n Russian: отко́рм (ru) (otkórm) (e.g. cattle), вы́кормка (ru) f (výkormka), нагу́л (ru) m (nagúl) (of cattle)

act of getting fatter

Finnish: lihominen (fi) Polish: tycie (pl) n Russian: жире́ние n (žirénije)

Verb

fattening

1. present participle and gerund of fatten
   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’