Dictionary Check: thickening

"thickening" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

adjective

accumulating and becoming more intense

Example: "the deepening gloom"
Synonyms:
adjective

becoming more intricate or complex

Example: "a thickening plot"
noun

any material used to thicken

Example: "starch is used in cooking as a thickening"
Synonyms:
noun

any thickened enlargement

Synonyms:
noun

the act of thickening

Synonyms:

Advertisement

Anagrams of "thickening"