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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Thickening.]
     To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: 
     [1913 Webster]
     (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
         [1913 Webster]
     (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
         cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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     (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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               And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
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     (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thickening \Thick"en*ing\, n.
     Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Thickening.]
     To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
     (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
     (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
         cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
     (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
  
               And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
     (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thickening \Thick"en*ing\, n.
     Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  thickening
       adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening
              gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering
              darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: deepening(a),
               gathering(a), thickening(a)]
       2: becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
       n 1: any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as
            a thickening" [syn: thickener]
       2: any thickened enlargement [syn: node, knob]
       3: the act of thickening [syn: inspissation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thickening
     a.
     Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.
     n.
     1 The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
     2 A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
     3 A thickened part of a structure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en thicken nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  thickening
     a.
     Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.
     n.
     1 The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
     2 A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
     3 A thickened part of a structure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en thicken nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  thickening
     a.
     Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.
     n.
     1 The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
     2 A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
     3 A thickened part of a structure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en thicken nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  thickening
     a.
     Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker.
     n.
     1 The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
     2 A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
     3 A thickened part of a structure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en thicken nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thickening
     Englanti n.
     1 paksunnos
     2 paksuneminen, paksuntuminen
     3 sakeuttaminen
     4 sameneminen
     5 tiheneminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm t hicken ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Thickening /θˈɪkənɪŋ/
  التثخّن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thickening /θˈɪkənɪŋ/ 
  1. сгъстител
  a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce
  2. сгъстяване
  the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  thickening /θˈɪkənɪŋ/ 
  tloustnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  thickening /θˈɪkənɪŋ/ 
  zahušťování