English
Adjective
fattening (comparative more fattening, superlative most fattening)
- That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
- I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty deserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.
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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)
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- Hebrew: מַשְׁמִין (mashmín)
- Hungarian: hizlaló
- 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)
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Noun
fattening (plural fattenings)
- The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
- The act of becoming fatter.
Translations
act of making fatter
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- Russian: отко́рм (ru) (otkórm) (e.g. cattle), вы́кормка (ru) f (výkormka), нагу́л (ru) m (nagúl) (of cattle)
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act of getting fatter
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- Russian: жире́ние n (žirénije)
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Verb
fattening
- present participle of fatten
- 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:
- ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’