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- [thik-uh-ning]
- /ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ/
- /ˈθɪk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thik-uh-ning]
- /ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ/
Definitions of thickening word
- noun thickening a making or becoming thick. 1
- noun thickening a thickened part or area; swelling. 1
- noun thickening something used to thicken; thickener. 1
- noun thickening food thickener: cornstarch, etc. 1
- adjective thickening becoming thicker 1
- noun thickening something added to a liquid to thicken it 0
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Origin of thickening
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; thicken + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thickening
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thickening popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thickening usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thickening
noun thickening
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- congelation — the process of congealing
Top questions with thickening
- which is the primary source of stem thickening in plants?
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- what causes thickening of the bowel wall?
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- what causes uterine thickening?
- what causes thickening of uterus wall?
See also
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