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    ripening

    US /'raɪpənɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'raɪpənɪŋ/

    B1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo make or become ripe and ready to eat, as fruit
    The fruit is ripening on the tree

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    Is Pregnant Sex Dangerous For The Baby?

    03:45Is Pregnant Sex Dangerous For The Baby?
    • And while the release of endogenous oxytocin and the protaglandins in semen do aid in the ripening of the cervix, there's no evidence that sex directly affects the Bishop score, which is a scale used to determine if the cervix is ready for vaginal delivery.

      And while the release of endogenous oxytocin and the protaglandins in semen do aid in the ripening of the cervix, there's no evidence that sex directly affects the Bishop score, which is a scale used to determine if the cervix is ready for vaginal delivery.

    • in semen do aid in the ripening of the cervix, there’s no evidence that sex directly affects

      in semen do aid in the ripening of the cervix, there’s no evidence that sex directly affects

    B2

    Doomed: a biological cartoon!

    10:27Doomed: a biological cartoon!
    • As strange as it may seem, both to you and to myself, this animal matures in the manner of a ripening fruit.

      As strange as it may seem, both to you and to myself, this animal matures in the manner of a ripening fruit.

    • This animal matures in the manner of a ripening fruit.

      This animal matures in the manner of a ripening fruit.

    B1

    How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking

    03:44How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking
    • As we start to work up the plant and the fruits start to mature and we're harvesting further and further up the plant, we can start removing or deleafing those lower leaves, anything below the last ripening fruit cluster.

      As we start to work up the plant and the fruits start to mature and we're harvesting further and further up the plant, we can start removing or deleafing those lower leaves, anything below the last ripening fruit cluster.

    • below the last ripening fruit cluster.

      below the last ripening fruit cluster.

    B1

    Why Avocados Are So Expensive | So Expensive

    08:34Why Avocados Are So Expensive | So Expensive
    • They send them to the ripening center.

      They send them to the ripening center.

    • they send them to the ripening center,

      they send them to the ripening center,

    B2

    How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese

    06:02How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese
    • also at the end of the ripening.

      also at the end of the ripening.

    • we call them marker bacteria, because they bear a very specific sequence of DNA that we are able to detect in the cheese during the production but also at the end of the ripening.

      we call them marker bacteria, because they bear a very specific sequence of DNA that we are able to detect in the cheese during the production but also at the end of the ripening.

    B1

    Why You Should Never Put Tomatoes in the Fridge!

    04:23Why You Should Never Put Tomatoes in the Fridge!
    • But this is generally thought to be because lower temperatures halt the ripening process.

      But this is generally thought to be because lower temperatures halt the ripening process.

    • But if you take these fruits out of the fridge and put them on the counter, they will start ripening again and recover most of their flavor.

      But if you take these fruits out of the fridge and put them on the counter, they will start ripening again and recover most of their flavor.

    B1

    Why It Costs $1 Million Per Day To Run One Of The World’s Biggest Cruise Ships | Big Business

    27:58Why It Costs $1 Million Per Day To Run One Of The World’s Biggest Cruise Ships | Big Business
    • If produce is ripening faster than expected, they try to work it into another meal.

      If produce is ripening faster than expected, they try to work it into another meal.

    • If produce is ripening faster than expected, they try to work it into another meal.

      If produce is ripening faster than expected, they try to work it into another meal.

    B1

    How to Make Apple and Crumb Pudding — The Victorian Way

    06:42How to Make Apple and Crumb Pudding — The Victorian Way
    • Lord Braybrook has hot houses to force the ripening of fruit and vegetables, although that is a little expensive.

      Lord Braybrook has hot houses to force the ripening of fruit and vegetables, although that is a little expensive.

    • Lord Braybrooke has hothouses to force the ripening of fruit and vegetables, although that is a little expensive.

      Lord Braybrooke has hothouses to force the ripening of fruit and vegetables, although that is a little expensive.

    B2

    The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won’t Like It)

    06:11The Ugly Truth About Avocados (You Won’t Like It)
    • The problem with this is when you do this prematurely, you no longer help develop the natural flavor chemicals because you're creating in this artificial ripening process.

      The problem with this is when you do this prematurely, you no longer help develop the natural flavor chemicals because you're creating in this artificial ripening process.

    • The problem with this is when you do this prematurely, you no longer help develop the natural flavor chemicals because you're creating this artificial ripening process.

      The problem with this is when you do this prematurely, you no longer help develop the natural flavor chemicals because you're creating this artificial ripening process.

    B2

    Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare

    59:44Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare
    • This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

      This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

    • This bud of love by summer's ripening breath may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

      This bud of love by summer's ripening breath may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

    B2