shortening

From Wiktionary

Noun[change]

Singular
shortening

Plural
shortenings

  1. (US) (cooking) Shortening is fat that is used to make pastry.

Verb[change]

Plain form
shorten

Third-person singular
shortens

Past tense
shortened

Past participle
shortened

Present participle
shortening

  1. The present participle of shorten.