thickening

[ thik-uh-ning ]

/ ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ /

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noun

a making or becoming thick.

a thickened part or area; swelling.

something used to thicken; thickener.

Origin of thickening

First recorded in 1570–80; thicken + -ing¹

Words nearby thickening

thick and thin, thick as thieves, thick client, thicken, thickener, thickening, thicket, thickhead, thickheaded, thickie, thick-knee

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Example sentences from the Web for thickening

In the mare the thickening of the walls of the bladder may be felt by introducing one finger through the urethra.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
During all this time, however, a plot had been thickening in the mind of the crafty savage.
Adventures of Hans Sterk|A.W. Drayson
Gus Vandervelt hurried out, saddled his horse, and rode off into the thickening dusk.
The Road Builders|Samuel Merwin
The intenser your interest in the play, the greater your disinclination to leave the theatre just as the plot is thickening.
God and Mr. Wells|William Archer

A muscular paralysis set in like the terrible rigidity of death; he could still see and hear as in a thickening dream.
The Dark Star|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for thickening

thickening

/ (ˈθɪkənɪŋ) /

noun

something added to a liquid to thicken it

a thickened part or piece

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单词	thickening
释义	thickening [ thik-uh-ning ] / ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thickening ON THESAURUS.COM noun a making or becoming thick. a thickened part or area; swelling. something used to thicken; thickener. Origin of thickening First recorded in 1570–80; thicken + -ing¹ Words nearby thickening thick and thin, thick as thieves, thick client, thicken, thickener, thickening, thicket, thickhead, thickheaded, thickie, thick-knee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thickening In the mare the thickening of the walls of the bladder may be felt by introducing one finger through the urethra. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture During all this time, however, a plot had been thickening in the mind of the crafty savage. Adventures of Hans Sterk\|A.W. Drayson Gus Vandervelt hurried out, saddled his horse, and rode off into the thickening dusk. The Road Builders\|Samuel Merwin The intenser your interest in the play, the greater your disinclination to leave the theatre just as the plot is thickening. God and Mr. Wells\|William Archer A muscular paralysis set in like the terrible rigidity of death; he could still see and hear as in a thickening dream. The Dark Star\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for thickening thickening / (ˈθɪkənɪŋ) / noun something added to a liquid to thicken it a thickened part or piece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thickening clot, curdle, swell, congeal, condense, stiffen, enlarge, widen, buttress, reinforce, inspissate, jelly, freeze, harden, add, solidify, cake, deepen, coagulate, ossify
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thickening

noun

Origin of thickening

Words nearby thickening

Example sentences from the Web for thickening

British Dictionary definitions for thickening

noun

Words related to thickening