Synonyms for

Browning

Verb / ˈbraʊnɪŋ / Another word for browning — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The process of cooking food until it turns brown, or the name of a person who wrote poetry and plays.

Synonyms & similar words

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Synonyms by register

Formal

scorching charring toasting

Informal

baking crisping searing

Literary

bronzing gilding

Antonyms

lightening bleaching whitening paleing fading

Common collocations

  • browning effect
  • browning reaction
  • browning of food
  • browning of leaves
  • Maillard browning
  • surface browning
  • gentle browning

Word family

noun browning
verb brown
adjective brown

Usage note

Often refers to the process of cooking food to a brown color, particularly through the Maillard reaction. Can also refer to the color itself or the process of leaves changing color in autumn.

Example sentences

  1. The browning on the turkey made it look very appetizing.
  2. I like to watch the browning process when I cook steak.
  3. The browning of the leaves in the fall is so beautiful.
  4. Robert Browning was a famous poet from England.
  5. We studied Browning's poetry in my literature class.

Quotes

  • The browning of autumn leaves is a beautiful and necessary process.
  • Browning is the poet of optimism.
  • How sad and bad and mad it was - but then, how it was sweet!

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