thicken
/ˈθɪkən/ verb B2- To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous). · to thicken a sauce
- To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
- To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- To strengthen; to confirm.
- To make more frequent. · to thicken blows
- To make more detailed or comprehensive.
He/she/it thickens · Past thickened · Past participle thickened · -ing form thickening
Verb forms
- Base form
- thicken
- He/she/it
- thickens
- Past
- thickened
- Past participle
- thickened
- -ing form
- thickening
From the library
At the end farthest from the house they thickened into a continuous hedge.
“The plot thickens,” he said, as I entered; “I have just had an answer to my American telegram.
“The plot thickens.”
A heavily timbered park stretched up in a gentle slope, thickening into a grove at the highest point.
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