All 3 Uses of
ferment
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- And the anger began to ferment.†
Chpt 21 *
- The yellowjackets dig into the soft meat, and there is a smell of ferment and rot.†
Chpt 25
- The smell from the ferment is not the rich odor of wine, but the smell of decay and chemicals.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(ferment as in: ferment grapes) chemically change by a living agent -- such as when yeast or bacteria changes sugar to alcohol when making wine