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- 1. make or become thick or thicker: "thicken the sauce with flour" Similar
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verb [ T ] us / ˈθɪk·ən / Add to word list. to cause to become thicker: Thicken the gravy with a little flour.
1. a. : to make thick, dense, or viscous in consistency. thicken gravy with flour. b. : to make close or compact.
Thicken definition: to make or become thick or thicker.. See examples of THICKEN used in a sentence.
To thicken is to become denser or to make something thicker. When you accidentally burn dinner, the smoke in the kitchen thickens. Time to get the fire extinguisher.
1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex: The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened. thick′en·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. Thicken the broth with the cornflour. American English : thicken / ˈθɪkən /
to ( cause to) become thicker: Thicken the sauce with a little flour. The smoke thickened rapidly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Thick, dense and heavy. blocky. cakey. chunkily. chunkiness.
Definition of thicken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex. The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened. American Heritage. To make or become thick or thicker, as in dimension, density, consistency, articulation, etc. Webster's New World.
thicken meaning, definition, what is thicken: to become thick, or make something thick...: Learn more.
