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thickening

Pronunciation: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/

The English word “thickening” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
  2. A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
  3. A thickened part of a structure.

adjective

  1. Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.

Etymology

From thicken + -ing.

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