thickening
- adjective
- /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/
- Informal
:
intensificación
- The thickening fog made it impossible to see the road ahead.
Examples
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As the evening went on, the thickening tension between the two became obvious to everyone.
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As the investigation continued, the thickening mystery kept everyone guessing.
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The thickening fog made it hard to see.
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She felt a thickening tension in the room.
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As the plot progressed, the tension in the story started thickening, keeping readers on the edge of their seats.
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The air felt heavy and thickening as the storm approached, signaling an intense downpour.
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In the final act, the emotional conflict grew thickening, revealing deep-seated issues between the characters.
Synonyms
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4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
52
3.6
Make a feeling or situation stronger
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2.3
Become or make something less runny
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6.9
To make something more full of buildings, people or material
1
8.9
To develop into many connected problems across a group or system
Becoming stronger or more intense
Becoming more intense or serious
To make something harder to understand or do
To make something more detailed by adding small parts or ideas
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thickening comes from the simple word thick, which means 'not thin', plus the verb part -en 'to make' and -ing to show a change. So when tension or fog is thickening, it is becoming more dense or more intense.