present participle
Becoming thicker, or making a liquid or mixture thicker, as part of an ongoing process.
The sauce is thickening as it simmers.
The soup is thickening in the pot.
American English
How to pronounce thickening
verb · adjective · nounB2
THIHkuhnihng
/ˈθɪ.kə.nɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of thicken
Becoming thicker, or making a liquid or mixture thicker, as part of an ongoing process.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
present participle used as an adjective
Becoming thicker, especially when describing a liquid or mixture.
The thickening sauce needs constant stirring.
Add the thickening soup to the bowls carefully.
adjective
Becoming denser, wider, or more numerous.
Thickening fog covered the road.
The thickening crowd blocked the entrance.
uncountable noun
The process or result of becoming thicker.
The thickening of the soup took only a few minutes.
The doctor noticed thickening in the skin.