fattening

English

fattening (comparative more fattening, superlative most fattening)

That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
Antonyms: non-fattening, slimming

I'd really love to lose weight, the trouble is, tasty desserts with stuff like whipped cream are so fattening.

that causes weight gain

Catalan: engreixador
Chinese:
Mandarin: 容易使人發胖的／容易使人发胖的 (róngyì shǐrén fāpàng de), (of feed for livestock) 育肥的 (yùféi de)
Danish: fedende
Finnish: lihottava (fi)
Greek: παχυντικός (el) (pachyntikós)
Hebrew: מַשְׁמִין (mashmín)
Hungarian: hizlaló (hu)
Malay: menggemukkan
Polish: tuczący
Russian: веду́щий к ожире́нию (vedúščij k ožiréniju), нагу́льный (ru) (nagúlʹnyj) (of cattle), отка́рмливающий (ru) (otkármlivajuščij)
Vietnamese: mỡ màng (vi), đầy mỡ (usu. due to grease)

fattening (plural fattenings)

The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
The act of becoming fatter.

act of making fatter

Danish: opfedning c
Finnish: lihottaminen (fi)
Galician: ceba f
Polish: tuczenie (pl) n
Russian: отко́рм (ru) (otkórm) (e.g. cattle), вы́кормка (ru) f (výkormka), нагу́л (ru) m (nagúl) (of cattle)

act of getting fatter

fattening

present participle and gerund of fatten
- 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
  ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’

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