"proofing" meaning in English

See proofing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹuːfɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-proofing.wav Forms: proofings [plural], proving [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} proofing (countable and uncountable, plural proofings)
  1. A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: blooming Related terms: damp proofing Translations (step in creating baked goods): nostattaminen (Finnish), nostatus (Finnish), kohotus (Finnish), Stückgare [feminine] (German), kysnutie (Slovak), levantamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-proofing-en-noun-0gP2Ltx- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Cooking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Cooking: 66 34

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹuːfɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-proofing.wav Forms: proving [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːfɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} proofing
  1. present participle and gerund of proof Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: proof
    Sense id: en-proofing-en-verb-uFJ8H0Gf

Inflected forms

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        "A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough."
      ],
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          "yeast",
          "yeast"
        ],
        [
          "bread",
          "bread"
        ],
        [
          "baked goods",
          "baked goods"
        ],
        [
          "leaven",
          "leaven"
        ],
        [
          "dough",
          "dough"
        ]
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "word": "nostattaminen"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "word": "nostatus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "word": "kohotus"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Stückgare"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "word": "kysnutie"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "levantamiento"
        }
      ]
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    },
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      "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
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      "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
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    },
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      "sense": "step in creating baked goods",
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      ],
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    }
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