definition of
thickening

[1] #1 thickening s. [deepening] accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk". wn

[2] #2 thickening n. [thickener] any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening". wn

[3] #3 thickening n. [node, knob] any thickened enlargement. wn

[4] #4 thickening s. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot". wn

[5] #5 thickening n. [inspissation] the act of thickening. wn