noun
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something added to a liquid to thicken it
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a thickened part or piece
Etymology
Origin of thickening
Example Sentences
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That uplift helped support additional thickening of coastal ice.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the thickening of heart muscles—it was 56 steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
They gather shortly after daybreak outside a minimarket, the tropical heat thickening, the dawn haze in lethargic retreat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
I had been living my life for nearly four years with no cartilage in my hip, bone scraping bone, bone spurs forming and joint thickening.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
Forest was already thickening, he knew, whatever that meant.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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