Fermenting ppl. a.

[f. as prec. + -ING².] That ferments; in senses of the verb.

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1697. Dryden, Virg. Georg., II. 10.

	To thee his joys the jolly Autumn owes,
	When with fermenting juice the vat o’erflows.

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1705. Addison, The Campaign, 108.

	Their Courage dwells not in a troubl’d Flood
	Of mounting Spirits, and fermenting Blood.

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1816. J. Scott, A Visit to Paris in 1814, Preface (ed. 5), iv. In March 1815, the fermenting mischief burst forth, and took a fiery course.

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1871. H. W. Taunt, Map of Thames, 15. He bursts out into a hearty roar of laughter, which Ben interprets as an affirmative, and the bung flies upwards from the fermenting beer accordingly.

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