1. ripen

verb. ['ˈraɪpən'] cause to ripen or develop fully.

Words that Rhyme with Ripen

• aspen
• dampen
• deepen
• deppen
• eappen
• flippen
• happen
• kampen
• karpen
• kempen
• koeppen
• koppen
• misshapen
• misshapen
• phippen
• pippen
• poppen
• reopen
• sharpen
• tappen

Example sentences of the word ripen

1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Lemons ripen slowly on the tree, so there's no hurry to harvest the fruit.

2. Noun, singular or mass
The round, strawberry-like fruit ripen during the winter months.

3. Verb, base form
If it's too sour, allow others to ripen on the tree a little longer.

4. Adjective
Freestone peaches, almost all yellow, ripen from late July until mid-August, depending on the cultivar.

Quotes containing the word ripen

1. The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
- Galileo Galilei

2. ripen

verb. ['ˈraɪpən'] grow ripe.