thicken

verb
UK: /ˈθɪkən/
US: /ˈθɪkən/

  1. To become thicker.

    1. The sauce will thicken as it cooks on low heat now.
    2. The fog began to thicken as the sun started to set rapidly.

  2. To make something thicker.

    1. You can thicken the gravy with flour very easily.
    2. Adding cornstarch will thicken the sauce effectively during the cooking.

Synonyms

stiffen gel concentrate clot intensify
thicken intransitive-verb

  1. To become more involved or complicated.

    1. The plot will thicken in the next chapter immediately.
    2. As more people got involved, the situation started to thicken unexpectedly.
thicken transitive-verb

  1. To make more dense or difficult.

    1. The new rules thicken the process significantly every time.
    2. More regulations will thicken the path to start a business soon.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "thicken" in English means: To become thicker., To make something thicker..

The phonetic transcription of "thicken" is /ˈθɪkən/ in British English and /ˈθɪkən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "thicken": stiffen, gel, concentrate, clot, intensify.

Example usage of "thicken": "The sauce will thicken as it cooks on low heat now.". More examples on the page.