"deepening" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deepenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deepening (plural deepenings)
  1. The act of becoming deeper. Derived forms: iterative deepening search
    Sense id: en-deepening-en-noun-hxtv7Z8o

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} deepening
  1. present participle and gerund of deepen Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: deepen
    Sense id: en-deepening-en-verb-76w6hHER Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

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