thicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become thick or thicker.
had thickened
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past perfectof thicken.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Looking back at that smoke, it had thickened considerably.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Behind them, the crowd of civilians at No. 144 had thickened.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The tests showed the wall of his heart had thickened and the results were "at the very edge of normal".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2017
“By the time the same guy did it again a few months later, my skin had thickened enough to make me realize the problem was with him, not me.”
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2016
Calpurnia was past middle age and her body had thickened a little, her kinky hair was graying, and she squinted from myopia.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
