Thickening [verb]

Definition of Thickening:

set; make more dense

Synonyms of Thickening:

● Clot

● Curdle

● Swell

● Congeal

● Condense

● Stiffen

● Enlarge

● Widen

● Buttress

● Reinforce

● Inspissate

● Jelly

● Freeze

● Harden

● Add

● Solidify

● Cake

● Deepen

● Coagulate

● Ossify

● Petrify

● Expand

● Jell

● Gel

● Clabber

● Grow thick


Opposite/Antonyms of Thickening:

● Shrink

● Reduce

● Lower

● Diminish

● Melt

● Water down

● Dilute

● Soften

● Subtract

● Weaken

● Lessen

● Decrease

● Abridge

● Liquefy

● Thin


Sentence/Example of Thickening:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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