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thickening
adjective
noun
Accumulating and becoming more intense
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adjective
Accumulating and becoming more intense
“The deepening gloom”
adjective
Becoming more intricate or complex
“A thickening plot”
noun
Any material used to thicken
“Starch is used in cooking as a thickening”
noun
Any thickened enlargement
noun
The act of thickening
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The deepening gloom
Felt a deepening love
The thickening dusk
A thickening plot
Starch is used in cooking as a thickening
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