verb
to become thicker, or to make something thicker
The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Common phrases & grammar
thicken a sauce · thicken as it cools
American English
How to pronounce thickened
verbB2
THIHknd
/ˈθɪ.kn̩d̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: thicken
to become thicker, or to make something thicker
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