The thickening dark cloud signified a coming rain. From LearnThat.org.
A thickening plot. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Starch is used in cooking as a thickening. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : The plot thickens. From Dictionary.com.
• Use sweet rice flour to replace the traditional wheat flour in thickening gravy. From Wordnik.com. [A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Dinner] Reference
Little Wolf-Willow's head was whirling, his brain thickening, his fingers clutching aimlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Shagganappi] Reference
BRODSKY: ... mild mitral valve thickening, which is a heart defect. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2008] Reference
To that end, I specifically raise concerns about the so-called thickening of the Canada-U.S. border. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2008] Reference
This thickening occurs when there is a very quick buildup of cancerous cells that can build up fluid between the membrane layers. From Wordnik.com. [eHow - Health How To's] Reference
So we have Clute's "thickening", the world mirroring the protagonist's increasing resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
"You mentioned a couple of specific issues -- the idea of thickening of borders. From Wordnik.com. [WindsorCityBlog] Reference
In the past, there has been a "thickening" of the Canada-U.S. border whenever threats arise. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
General David Petraeus calls this Afghan military expansion a "thickening" of the local forces. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Malcontents] Reference
In the past there has been a "thickening" of the Canadian and United States border whenever threats arise. From Wordnik.com. [CTV BritishColumbiaHome] Reference
Business groups in both countries have long been concerned about the "thickening" of the 5,525-mile 8,900-km U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
"thickening" local forces as well, through greater political engagement of tribes and reconciliation with fighters who were not hard-core. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Make thickening for gravy (not removing the onion or apple). From Wordnik.com. [The Suffrage Cook Book] Reference
It's also used as a thickening agent in ketchup and ice cream. From Wordnik.com. [Giving Up Gluten to Lose Weight? Not So Fast] Reference
CONAN: And we can hear the honeysuckle thickening as he goes along. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-Soul Singer Amos Lee in Concert] Reference
The trees, dreaming of summer, groaned beneath the thickening ice. From Wordnik.com. [Fever] Reference
Only keen attention to the first sign of thickening will insure success. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Cookery] Reference
"Look there," he said, pointing to a faint haze thickening the atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"I love my daughters very much," he said, his voice thickening with emotion. From Wordnik.com. [Ready For Their Close-Up] Reference
Of course in a certain sense this thickening of the sole has resulted from use. From Wordnik.com. [Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin] Reference
I shouted, searching the air above me for some twist or thickening of forgiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Magnets of Faith and Knowing] Reference
Add a quart of milk, and thickening made of a tablespoonful of butter and 1 of flour. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
Remove the saucepan from the fire when the eggs are all in and show signs of thickening. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Cookery] Reference
An incision at the center of the thickening showed a small quantity of pus mixed with blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
When recipes call for thickening use potato, cornstarch, or tapioca flour instead of wheat flour. From Wordnik.com. [For the weekend: Gluten-free cooking made easy] Reference
I was pondering your statement that long term meditators show a thickening in certain areas of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Neuropsychology: 5,000 Synapses in the Width of a Hair] Reference
VisionBy age 50, lifelong thickening of the lens causes a noticeable loss of night vision and close-in focus. From Wordnik.com. [How Age Can Change A Man's Body] Reference
The crowds were thickening at the intersections, and a special battalion of city police were trying to keep things moving. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out of Our Skies!] Reference
She got scared, pushed through the thickening crowd, coarse hands pawing her arms and shoulders as she ran away to the apartment. From Wordnik.com. [While on Vacation in Rome] Reference
The more traditional understanding of salvation indicates our continual moving toward and into a continuously thickening reality. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Cairns: Rethinking Salvation: A One-Time Personal Event or a Continuous, Collective Effort?] Reference
I sighed deeply, knowing only too well I'd never again see those warm lights beckoning through the thickening fog of my middle years. From Wordnik.com. [Our Names Are Written In Water] Reference
If the ruptured tendon heals, it always results in a thickening at the point of the rupture that gives the tendons a bowed appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.