ripen

verb

ˈrī-pən How to pronounce ripen (audio)
Definition of ripennext
as in to grow
to become mature pears ripening on the tree

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Recent Examples of ripen And unlike other fruit trees, Farzan said, pawpaws that are picked too early will never ripen properly. — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 Beneath the Bleeker Street store is a subterranean vault where the company ripens its cheeses. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 The crisp Sun Block possesses precise stripes of florals, and Busy Bee is an ode to the namesake fuzzy insects flitting between ripening blueberries. — Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024 Otherwise, store it in the crisper drawer inside an open produce bag (so the fruit can release ethylene without it being trapped in the bag; which could speed up ripening) for up to 1 week, Green suggests. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ripen

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