Definitions for ripening
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1. maturation, ripening, maturementnoun

   coming to full development; becoming mature

2. ripening, aging, ageingnoun

   acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

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1. ripeningnoun

   The process of becoming ripe.

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1. Ripening

   Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter. This effect is attributed to the Brix-Acid Ratio. Climacteric fruits ripen after harvesting and so some fruits for market are picked green (e.g. bananas and tomatoes). Underripe fruits are also fibrous, not as juicy, and have tougher outer flesh than ripe fruits (see Mouth feel). Eating unripe fruit can lead to stomachache or stomach cramps, and ripeness affects the palatability of fruit.

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1. ripening

   Ripening is a process in which fruits or certain types of food reach their maturity or optimum stage of development and become suitable for consumption. This process often involves changes in color, flavor, texture, aroma, and nutritional content. In fruits, ripening is usually characterized by the conversion of starches to sugars.

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1. Ripening

   of Ripen

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1. Ripening

   Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, a fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter, which can lead to the misunderstanding that the riper the fruit the sweeter. This is attributed to the Brix-Acid Ratio.

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1. repining

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ripening in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ripening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ripening in a Sentence

1. Rainer Maria Rilke:

   There is here no measuring with time, no year matters, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force it's sap and stands confident in the storms of Spring without the fear that after them may come no Summer. It does come. I learn it daily, learn it with pain to which I am grateful

2. Aristotle:

   Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

3. Aristotle:

   Wishing to be friends is quick work but friendship is slow ripening fruit.

4. William Shakespeare:

   This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

5. Mariana Fulger:

   We are born to experience blossoming, ripening and wasting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ripening
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ripening
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripening
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripening
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ripening