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sugaring

/ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ/ /ˈʃʊɡɚɪŋ/

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verb

To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

Examples :

"John heavily sugars his coffee."

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verb

To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

Examples :

"She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."

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verb

In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

Examples :

"The maple syrup is finally sugaring off; soon we'll have maple sugar! "

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verb

To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.

Examples :

"The farmer was sugaring the maple trees to attract the moths for his collection. "

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verb

To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.

Examples :

"The programmer is sugaring the code to make it easier to read and understand. "

computing technology technical language

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verb

To compliment (a person).

Examples :

"The teacher was sugaring the students, praising their hard work on the difficult project. "

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noun

The action of the verb to sugar.

Examples :

"The sugaring of the donuts at the bakery is done early in the morning so they're fresh for customers. "

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noun

The process of making or processing of sugar or related products.

Examples :

"Maple sugaring is an important historical industry in Vermont."

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