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Detailed Synonyms for thickening in English

thickening:

thickening [the ~] noun

  1. the thickening
    the thickening
  2. the thickening
    – the act of thickening 1
    the thickening; the inspissation
    – the act of thickening 1
  3. the thickening
    – any thickened enlargement 1
    the knob; the thickening; the node
    – any thickened enlargement 1
  4. the thickening
    – any material used to thicken 1
    the thickening; the thickener
    – any material used to thicken 1

thickening adj

  1. thickening
    – accumulating and becoming more intense 1
    deepening; thickening
    – accumulating and becoming more intense 1
    • deepening adj
      • the deepening gloom1
      • felt a deepening love1
    • thickening adj
      • the thickening dusk1
  2. thickening
    – becoming more intricate or complex 1
    thickening
    – becoming more intricate or complex 1

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Related Definitions for "thickening":

  1. accumulating and becoming more intense1
    • the thickening dusk1
  2. becoming more intricate or complex1
    • a thickening plot1
  3. the act of thickening1
  4. any thickened enlargement1
  5. any material used to thicken1
    • starch is used in cooking as a thickening1

thickening form of thicken:

to thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)

  1. to thicken
    to thicken; to condense; to concentrate
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
    • condense verb (condenses, condensed, condensing)
    • concentrate verb (concentrates, concentrated, concentrating)
  2. to thicken
    to thicken; to concentrate; to reduce; to condense; to boil down
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
    • concentrate verb (concentrates, concentrated, concentrating)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • condense verb (condenses, condensed, condensing)
    • boil down verb (boils down, boiled down, boiling down)
  3. to thicken
    become thicker; to thicken
  4. to thicken
    to thicken; to concentrate; to condense; to boil down
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
    • concentrate verb (concentrates, concentrated, concentrating)
    • condense verb (condenses, condensed, condensing)
    • boil down verb (boils down, boiled down, boiling down)
  5. to thicken
    – become thick or thicker 1
    to thicken; inspissate
    – become thick or thicker 1
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
      • The sauce thickened1
    • inspissate verb
      • The egg yolk will inspissate1
  6. to thicken
    – make thick or thicker 1
    to thicken; inspissate
    – make thick or thicker 1
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
    • inspissate verb
      • inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch1
  7. to thicken
    – make viscous or dense 1
    to thicken; inspissate
    – make viscous or dense 1
    • thicken verb (thickens, thickened, thickening)
      • thicken the sauce by adding flour1
    • inspissate verb

Conjugations for thicken:

present
  1. thicken
  2. thicken
  3. thickens
  4. thicken
  5. thicken
  6. thicken
simple past
  1. thickened
  2. thickened
  3. thickened
  4. thickened
  5. thickened
  6. thickened
present perfect
  1. have thickened
  2. have thickened
  3. has thickened
  4. have thickened
  5. have thickened
  6. have thickened
past continuous
  1. was thickening
  2. were thickening
  3. was thickening
  4. were thickening
  5. were thickening
  6. were thickening
future
  1. shall thicken
  2. will thicken
  3. will thicken
  4. shall thicken
  5. will thicken
  6. will thicken
continuous present
  1. am thickening
  2. are thickening
  3. is thickening
  4. are thickening
  5. are thickening
  6. are thickening
subjunctive
  1. be thickened
  2. be thickened
  3. be thickened
  4. be thickened
  5. be thickened
  6. be thickened
diverse
  1. thicken!
  2. let's thicken!
  3. thickened
  4. thickening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

thicken

  1. thicken

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Related Definitions for "thicken":

  1. become thick or thicker1
    • The sauce thickened1
  2. make thick or thicker1
  3. make viscous or dense1
    • thicken the sauce by adding flour1