Definitions for thickening

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thickening thick·en·ing

Spelling: [thik-uh-ning]

IPA: /ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ/

Thickening is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 239 anagrams from letters in thickening (ceghiiknnt).

Definitions for thickening

noun

1. a making or becoming thick.
2. a thickened part or area; swelling.
3. something used to thicken; thickener.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become thick or thicker.
2. to make or grow more intense, profound, intricate, or complex:

Origin of thickening

First recorded in 1570-80; thicken + -ing¹

Examples for thickening

Strain off the liquor; put into it a bit of thickening and some butter.

This is a disease like a thickening of the skin until the vital organs are destroyed.

Make the soup hot, and stir in a thickening made of the flour.

They interrupted the stream of residences that was thickening up towards Hilton.

Now she was squaring and thickening and looking horrid, like Mr. Hancock.

"The mist is thickening," rejoined the woman's voice, sadness in its tone.

But come, thou'lt weary of this thickening air, Let us depart.

All at once I became aware that the light was thickening, and that I was very hungry.

Then add to it a thickening of flour, using one ounce of flour to every pint of stock.

Then make a thickening of the flour and stir it in, letting it boil well.