Search Result:shortening
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋʃɒrtnIŋ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊʃɒːtniŋ 〕
Overview of noun shortening
The noun shortening has 2 senses
- shortening -- (fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods)
- shortening -- (act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")
Overview of verb shorten
The verb shorten has 5 senses
- shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")
- abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
- shorten -- (make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches")
- shorten -- (become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten")
- bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten -- (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel")