thickening

adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening

gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering

darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: {deepening(a)},

{gathering(a)}, {thickening(a)}]

2: becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

n 1: any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as

a thickening" [syn: {thickener}]

2: the act of thickening [syn: {inspissation}]