thickening: Meaning and Definition of

thick•en•ing

Pronunciation: (thik'u-ning), [key]
— n.
  1. a making or becoming thick.
  2. a thickened part or area; swelling.
  3. something used to thicken; thickener.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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