Definition of Shortening

Shortening

of Shorten

The act of making or becoming short or shorter.

That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.

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Act, As, Becoming, Butter, Friable, Lard, Making, Of, Or, Pastry, Short, Shorten, That, The, Which

Shortening Quotations

Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
Ingrid Bergman

Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
Barbara Corcoran

Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time between the discovery of the vulnerability and the release of an exploit.
John W. Thompson

Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days.
Jane Grey

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Shortening Translations

shortening in Swedish is avkortande

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