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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Determined to go further north, Elisha ordered the crew to pull the ship along through the thickening slush.
From Literature
My sympathy for Opal was fading with the thickening of her skull.
From Literature
I noticed the hem was coming undone in a corner of it, trailing a thread on the ground as she dragged a wooden paddle through the thickening akpl. in the cauldron.
From Literature
In the distance, Owen thought he saw Miss Piggy, the old graffitied cargo plane wreck, but it was hard to tell through the thickening snow.
From Literature
The process relies on carefully controlled streams of thyme extract, gelatin, sodium alginate -- a commonly used thickening agent in the food industry -- and oil.
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