was thickening
- past progressive of thicken.
Example Sentences
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At the beginning of this, when I was listening to you tell your story my throat was thickening up, but my throat’s clear now.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021
By the time she hit Shasta Lake on Interstate 5 about 2:30 p.m., ice was thickening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
The light was thickening over the river now before eight.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018
The smoke was thickening; visibility was almost nil; his lungs were stinging.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2016
“Meanwhile the snowfall was thickening and the wind increasing.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
