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sugaring

The correct spelling is sugaring.

How to pronounce sugaring

verb

Say it like: Sug-ari-ng

The correct spelling is sugaring. To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar. For example: "John heavily sugars his coffee."

Usage Examples

John heavily sugars his coffee.

She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.

Maple sugaring is an important historical industry in Vermont.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
  2. 2.To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
  3. 3.In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
  4. 4.To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
  5. 5.To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.

noun

  1. 1.The action of the verb to sugar.
  2. 2.The process of making or processing of sugar or related products.

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