thicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become thick or thicker.
are thickening
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present progressiveof thicken.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The clouds are thickening, and the storm will soon burst.”
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice
I had a pressing invitation, and it would have been exciting enough for the mere strange gathering it brought about, but my home anxieties are thickening every hour.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
The heavier lines in their spectrum indicate more absorption of light, and tell us that the vapours are thickening about the globe; while compounds like titanium oxide make their appearance, announcing a fall of temperature.
From The Story of Evolution by Joseph McCabe
It won't do to hope too much, but surely all the boats are thickening to one spot....
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
"Whew! things are thickening, for a fact!" exclaimed Bob.
From The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain by James Carson
