FATTENING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fattening mean? 

• FATTENING (adjective)
  The adjective FATTENING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FATTENING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FATTENING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Context example:

fattening pens

Similar:

finished ((of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state)

 Context examples 

Hansel, however, stretched out a little bone to her, and the old woman, who had dim eyes, could not see it, and thought it was Hansel’s finger, and was astonished that there was no way of fattening him.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)