- present participle of thicken.
thickening
Example Sentences
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For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the thickening of heart muscles—it was 56 steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
"Symptoms like thickening and laxity of the skin, so-called 'elephant skin', extreme shedding and sharply defined areas of redness next to normal skin."
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
In the new study, the researchers protected the bacteria by enclosing them, along with magnetic particles, inside small droplets of sodium alginate, a thickening ingredient commonly found in foods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
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 imagined my blood thickening into syrup but didn’t know how that could make me warmer.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
