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thickening up

thickening up is the present participle and gerund of thicken up.

Meaning of thicken up

Verb

thicken up (third-person singular simple present thickens up, present participle thickening up, simple past and past participle thickened up)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) thick (either in width or in viscosity).

Questions about thickening up

What is thickening up the present participle and gerund of?
Thickening up is the present participle and gerund of thicken up.

Words near thickening up in the dictionary

  1. thickening agents
  2. thickening layer
  3. thickening ring
  4. thickening time
  5. thickening times
  6. thickening up
  7. thickeningly
  8. thickenings
  9. thickens
  10. thickens up
  11. thicker

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