Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sweetened
IPA transcription: [sw'itənd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavored
    Meaning: with sweetening added
Usage examples
  • Dip enough macaroons in wine to line the pudding-dish; cover with sweetened strawberries.
  • Milk is the best drink for children, but if that cannot be had, sweetened water, with a little milk, will do.
  • Sprinkle with sugar and let bake until done. Then cover with a sweetened egg custard and bake until brown. Serve cold.
  • She called to Aunt Zilphy, who soon came hobbling out of the kitchen with a large square of the delicacy,--a flat cake made of mashed sweet potatoes, mixed with beaten eggs, sweetened and flavored to suit the taste, and baked in a Dutch oven upon the open hearth.
  • Boldly moving towards the spot whence the sound of music issued, how delightfully surprised was he to find a magnificently-constructed little summer-house, a charming pyramidal Gothic structure, robed internally with mossy mantles of nature, and brightened beyond conception with the instrument of humanity which gave origin to such pathetic and sweetened strains.