Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: nourishing
IPA transcription: [n'ɝɪʃɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
    Meaning: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
Usage examples
  • Not that I should call'n maister by rights, for his father growed up side by side with me, as if one mother had twinned us and been our nourishing."
  • Reuben snared rabbits, that she might have nourishing food, and longed to shoot a deer for provision, that she might not suffer hunger again on their journey.
  • Boiling is the cheapest way of cooking meat, provided you make a soup of the liquor; if not, it is the dearest, as most of the gelatine is extracted by the process of boiling, which is the most nourishing part, and if not used for soup, is completely lost.