thicken

verb

Definition of thickennext
as in to stiffen

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Recent Examples of thicken Cook until whites are almost set and yolks start to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025 As the department’s internal affairs investigation lurches forward, the detectives’ personnel files continue to thicken. — Donna McGuire, Cummings, and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025 High Blood Pressure Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure can increase the risk of heart disease by putting strain on the heart muscle which can thicken and weaken it over time. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 7 Feb. 2025 Fried thigh strips pop out against a frilly red and green spring mix, apple and carrot slivers, ever-present blue cheese crumbles and an apple cider vinaigrette thickened with egg yolks, which is also used in Pangaea’s slaw. — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thicken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thicken
  1. stiffen
  2. condense
  3. harden
  4. freeze
  5. solidify
  6. curdle
  7. cake
Verb
  • After a second quarter defensive letdown, the Heat stiffened against a team that leads the league in points per 100 possessions, at 122.4.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Exercise Too much sitting can cause muscles to stiffen, and moving around more can help ease aches and pains.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of stiffen
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  • This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of condense
Verb
  • Select and prepare the planting location while the plants are hardening off.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Three years of conflict will have only hardened that sentiment – yet the U.S., under Trump’s leadership, looks increasingly willing to let Putin off the hook.
    — Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of harden
Verb
  • Along with the threat of wildfires, other parts of the country will experience frigid temperatures, with central Mississippi, nearly all of Alabama and most of Georgia under frost and freeze warnings on Friday.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But the region has so far refused to touch the $229 billion of Russian central bank cash sitting in the European Union, frozen after Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of freeze
Verb
  • Jarrett has spent the last decade solidifying a reputation as a high-motor defensive disruptor with a special combination of quickness and power.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Toppin converted that 3-pointer — a silencer that solidified a 132-130 overtime victory at Target Center in Minneapolis.
    — Zach Powell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of solidify
Verb
  • Reddit is surging at a time when much of the rest of the social web has curdled.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
  • As the seasons wore on, PSG’s upstart charm curdled into bloated self-parody.
    — Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of curdle
Verb
  • Equipment also includes a device to eliminate pesky lunar dusk, which has caked spacesuits and equipment in earlier lunar visits.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Blush is Life is light, airy, and definitely doesn't cake or settle into texture like other powder blushes tend to do.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of cake

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