"thickening" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: thicken + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thicken|ing}} thicken + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thickening (not comparable)
  1. Beginning to thicken, becoming thicker. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-adj-uIzZlbRQ

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thickenings [plural]
Etymology: thicken + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thicken|ing}} thicken + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thickening (countable and uncountable, plural thickenings)
  1. The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous): сгъстяване (sgǎstjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sakeutus (Finnish), épaississement [masculine] (French), Dickwerden (German), sűrűsödés (Hungarian), besűrűsödés (Hungarian), sűrítés (Hungarian), besűrítés (Hungarian), ispessimento [masculine] (Italian), espessamento [masculine] (Portuguese), сгуще́ние (sguščénije) [neuter] (Russian), espesamiento [masculine] (Spanish), redning (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-noun-mcklsGwM Disambiguation of 'the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous': 94 4 2
  2. A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce): сгъстител (sgǎstitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), suuruste (Finnish), sakeute (Finnish), épaississant [masculine] (French), Verdickungsmittel [neuter] (German), sűrítőanyag (Hungarian), dúsítóanyag (Hungarian), addensante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), espessante [masculine] (Portuguese), espesante [masculine] (Spanish), redning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-noun-KDPVglyN Disambiguation of 'a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce': 2 95 3
  3. A thickened part of a structure. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-noun-lLDOMV7B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shear-thickening, thickening agent

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: thicken + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thicken|ing}} thicken + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thickening
  1. present participle and gerund of thicken Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: thicken
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-verb-zJQ3aggJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 6 25 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 13 19 17 43

Inflected forms

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      "word": "suuruste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "word": "sakeute"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "épaississant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verdickungsmittel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "word": "sűrítőanyag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "word": "dúsítóanyag"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "addensante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espessante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espesante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "redning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thickening"
}

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      ],
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}

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    "English terms suffixed with -ing",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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