Thickening Definition & Meaning

thickening
adjective
  1. accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk"
  2. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
noun
  1. any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"
  2. any thickened enlargement
  3. the act of thickening

"Thickening" in song lyrics

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  • "breast thickening"
    AOL — AOL
  • "lungs and plural thickening"
    AOL — AOL
  • "pulmonary plural thickening"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "thickening"

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