Definitions for seasoning

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seasoning sea·son·ing

Spelling: [see-zuh-ning]

IPA: /ˈsi zə nɪŋ/

Seasoning is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 334 anagrams from letters in seasoning (aeginnoss).

Definitions for seasoning

noun

1. salt or an herb, spice, or the like, for heightening or improving the flavor of food.
2. the process by which a person becomes conditioned or seasoned:
3. one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
4. a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.:
5. a period of the year when something is best or available:
6. a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.:
7. a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion:
8. Sports. a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team: a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule:
9. any period or time:
10. a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time:

Idioms

1. for a season, for a time, especially a short time:
2. in good season, in enough time; sufficiently early:
3. in season, in the time or state for use, eating, etc.: in the period regulated by law, as for hunting and fishing. at the right time; opportunely. (of an animal, especially female) in a state of readiness for mating; in heat. in good season.
4. in season and out of season, regardless of time or season; at all times:
5. out of season, not in season:

verb (used with object)

1. to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.
2. to give relish or a certain character to:
3. to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment:
4. to dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc.
5. to accustom or harden:

verb (used without object)

1. to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.

Origin of seasoning

First recorded in 1505-15; season + -ing¹

Examples for seasoning

Rub pork loin with paprika, Cajun seasoning, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, salt, and pepper.

Here, he seasons salmon like a pro and dishes out lessons about the importance of cleanliness and seasoning.

Kelvin remembered wrapping mackerel in them and eating them wild with seasoning.

Mix them well in a saucepan with the butter, cream, and seasoning.

Add the crème fraîche, Parmesan, and lemon juice and check the seasoning.

It's only a seasoning, and we must all be seasoned, one way or another.

Marinate flank steak in garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, oil, salt and pepper.

Add the seasoning, and beat in the yolks of two of the eggs.

Take the chops out of the butter, and cover them with the seasoning.

When well done sprinkle with seasoning and remove from the fire.