thicken
Example Sentences
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As Mr. Carlsson thickens the atmosphere, he keeps our attention fixed on crimes that are distant in time yet critically linked.
These included a mastectomy and lymph node procedure performed in 28 minutes, and an excision of benign thickened breast tissue in 10 minutes, "which the review team considered to have been unnecessary".
From BBC
Weeks later the chest still pounds, the throat still thickens, the mind still has not completely grasped.
From Los Angeles Times
So, this particular gravy was a lightly sweetened pan sauce — aromatic, comforting and thickened with nuts instead of flour.
From Salon
By the time the web arrived, many jobs—especially in knowledge work—had thickened.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
