fermenting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
verb be in an agitated or excited state
verb work up into agitation or excitement

Like these, got out of hand: fermenting. — Ulysses, James Joyce
In this fermenting state Mike went into the house. — Mike, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
This fermenting sourness will presently turn vapid, and people will cast it out. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor

zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, ferment

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