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ripening

noun C2
  1. The process of becoming ripe. (countable, uncountable)

Plural ripenings

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There was field upon field of ripening grain, with well-paved roads running between, and pretty rippling brooks with strong bridges across them.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 139 · B2
Well, ever since then, the infernal project has been ripening in her brain.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1001 · C1

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