fattening

1. 1.

   subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter

   “a fattening hog”

   “fattening pens”

   Similarfinished

Questions about fattening

What does fattening mean?

fattening means "subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter".

How many syllables are in fattening?

fattening has 3 syllables: fat-te-ning. The stress falls on "fat". In IPA it is /ˈfætənɪŋ/.

Is fattening a common word?

fattening is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.