ಅರ್ಥ : Any material used to thicken.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Starch is used in cooking as a thickening.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : thickener
ಅರ್ಥ : The act of thickening.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : inspissation
ಅರ್ಥ : Accumulating and becoming more intense.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							The deepening gloom.
							Felt a deepening love.
							The thickening dusk.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : deepening
ಅರ್ಥ : Becoming more intricate or complex.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							A thickening plot.