sweetening

sweet·en·ing  (swtn-ng)

n.

1. The act or process of making sweet.

2. Something that sweetens; a sweetener.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter sweetener flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts aspartame - an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener honey - a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees saccharin - a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener refined sugar, sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative sirup, syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquid
	2.	sweetening - an improvement that makes something more agreeable enhancement improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
	3.	sweetening - the act of adding a sweetener to food seasoning - the act of adding a seasoning to food