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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. There are two ways to thicken: to become thick or to make thick. Cooks often use flour or cornstarch to thicken sauces.
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.
thicken. When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. Thicken the broth with the cornflour. [VERB noun] Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. [VERB] If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
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.
Definitions of 'thicken' 1. When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. [...] 2. If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before. [...] More. Conjugations of 'thicken' present simple: I thicken, you thicken [...] past simple: I thickened, you thickened [...]
to become thicker, or to make something thicker: Boil the sauce until it thickens. (Definition of thicken from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
