"thickening" meaning in English

See thickening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 10 28 33 9

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav Forms: thickenings [plural]
Etymology: From 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': 97 3 0
  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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 10 28 33 9 Disambiguation of 'a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce': 2 97 1
  3. A thickened part of a structure. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thickening-en-noun-lLDOMV7B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 15 50 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 10 28 33 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 10 16 48 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 8 15 54 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 6 9 68 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 11 18 41 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 11 16 42 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 9 19 46 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 11 15 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 11 25 36 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 9 12 54 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 10 14 39 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 9 12 54 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 7 11 59 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 10 16 44 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shear-thickening, thickening agent, thickening time

Verb

IPA: /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thickening.wav
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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