thickening
adjective
1. accumulating and becoming more intense
- the thickening dusk
Similar word(s): intensifying, deepening
2. becoming more intricate or complex
- a thickening plot
Similar word(s): complex
noun
1. any material used to thicken
- starch is used in cooking as a thickening
Similar word(s): thickener
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
2. any thickened enlargement
Definition categories: shape, convexity
3. the act of thickening
Similar word(s): inspissation
Definition categories: act, condensation, condensing
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of thicken