to thicken
- verb
- /ˈθɪkən/
- She added more flour to the sauce to thicken it before serving.
- mixture thickens
- walls were thickened
- membranes were thickened
I'm going to boost a little bit in there, thicken it up just a little bit.
- I'm going to boost a little bit in there, thicken it up just a little bit.
- You know what people use this verb on their beards to thicken their hair.
Examples
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What type of flour is used to thicken a sauce?
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OK, now that it's bubbling now I'm gonna thicken them up with some flour.
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And now I can just thicken the lines a little bit.
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And then this is where we are going to thicken this whole wing.
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I just wipe through just to thicken them a little bit and get some color on there.
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OK, so we're going to just thicken up those eyelashes.
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So here we come in to try to thicken up these lashes a little bit.
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So all of these will reabsorb and help to thicken the pizza sauce even more.
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So I'm going to add a little bit of flour to thicken it so it's nice and gravy like.
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It very quickly thickens your lashes as you can see already.
Synonyms
Turn from a gas into a liquid when cooled
To make a liquid become thick or solid
To make something more full of buildings, people or material
To become or make a liquid thicker by losing water
Antonyms
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thicken comes from the common word thick plus the verb ending -en, which means 'to make'. So to thicken something is to 'make thick', which is why stew, paint, or fog can thicken and become less runny.