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Definition of Shortening

• (n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
• (n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorten

Synonyms of Shortening

• Shorten
• Abridge
• Foreshorten
• Abbreviate
• Shorten
• Cut
• Contract
• Reduce
• Shorten
• Shorten
• Bowdlerize
• Bowdlerise
• Expurgate
• Castrate
• Shorten

Antonyms of Shortening

• Lengthen
• Expand
• Lengthen

Homophones of Shortening