intensifying

intensifying is the present participle and gerund of intensify.

Meaning of intensify

intensify (third-person singular simple present intensifies, present participle intensifying, simple past and past participle intensified)

(transitive) To render more intense.
- to intensify the heat or cold
(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
- Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the...2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70
Synonyms:

add, intensen, exalt

intensifying (plural intensifyings)

An intensification.
- Overtiming, development only for detail and subsequent intensifyings, keeping the lights pure and the shadows clear, by judicious use of the alum bath mentioned, will give an interesting variety of tones, which is a relief from the monotony […]1892, The American Amateur Photographer, volume 4, page 157

plural	intensifyings

What does intensifying mean?: Intensifying means an intensification.
What is intensifying the present participle and gerund of?: Intensifying is the present participle and gerund of intensify.
What part of speech is intensifying?: Intensifying is a noun.
What is the plural of intensifying?: The plural of intensifying is intensifyings.

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