feel ripe

Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words

To determine maturity by touch.

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Examples (10)

  • The peach feels ripe and soft to the touch.
  • Gently squeeze the avocado to see if it feels ripe.
  • If the mango feels ripe, you can eat it today.
  • These tomatoes don't feel ripe enough for the salad yet.
  • Check if the melon feels ripe by pressing near the stem.
  • The pears felt ripe this morning, so I put them in the fridge.
  • You'll know the fruit is ready when it feels ripe in your hand.
  • Does this plum feel ripe to you?
  • The apricots should feel ripe within a few days.
  • I chose this papaya because it felt perfectly ripe.