fattening

Speech parts

1. fattening - Noun

2. fattening - Adjective

3. fattening - Verb

4. fattening - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

plumping stretching fatten calorific lengthening flesh out fatten up caloric enriching fattener

Antonyms

nutrient nutritive diluted savourless unflavoured slimming

Phrases with the word

be fattening

Examples

Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening. Alexander Woollcott

Revenge is sweet and not fattening. Alfred Hitchcock

If he became convinced tomorrow that coming out for cannibalism would get him the votes he so sorely needs, he would begin fattening a missionary on the White House backyard come Wednesday. H. L. Mencken

From middle age on, everything of interest is either illegal, immoral or fattening. American Proverb

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening. English Proverb

Fattening frog for snake. Bahamian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fattened fattened up fattener fatteningly fatteningness fatter