thickening

/θˈɪkənɪŋ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. accumulating and becoming more intense
   “the deepening gloom”
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

Synonyms for thickening

• deepening
• intensifying
• complex
• thickener
• node
• knob
• inspissation

Words that rhyme with thickening

• quickening
• sickening
• chickening