Thickening [verb]
Definition of Thickening:
set; make more dense
Synonyms of Thickening:
● Clot
● Curdle
● Swell
● Congeal
● Condense
● Stiffen
● Enlarge
● Widen
● Buttress
● Jelly
● Freeze
● Harden
● Add
● Solidify
● Cake
● Deepen
● Ossify
● Petrify
● Expand
● Jell
● Gel
● Clabber
Opposite/Antonyms of Thickening:
● Shrink
● Reduce
● Lower
● Diminish
● Melt
● 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.