sweetened; sweetening
ˈswē-tᵊn-iŋ 
ˈswēt-niŋ
1
: to make sweet
2
: to soften the mood or attitude of
3
: to make less painful or trying
4
: to free from a harmful or undesirable quality or substance
especially
: to remove sulfur compounds from
sweeten natural gas
5
: to make more valuable or attractive
sweeten the deal
: such as
a
: to increase (a pot not won on the previous deal) by anteing prior to another deal
b
: to place additional securities as collateral for (a loan)
: to become sweet
Examples of sweeten in a Sentence
He sweetened his cereal a little.
He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.
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Growing up in New Orleans, Kaitlin Guerin remembers that every Carnival season was sweetened with appearances by king cakes.
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
And this powdered sugar also is going to sweeten it because there's no sweetness at this point.
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
And this powdered sugar also is going to sweeten it because there's no sweetness at this point.
—Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
New York is hard-capped at the second apron and lacks sure-to-convey first-round draft picks to sweeten potential deals.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, King Charles takes a spoonful of honey to sweeten his tea — making Queen Camilla's hobby a true family fit!
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for sweeten
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“Sweeten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeten. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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