Deepening

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of becoming deeper.

    "Further examples of the same effect could be seen in sudden deepenings of depressions over the warmer than normal eastern Atlantic in the 1968-9 winter: the consequence was interruptions of the cold weather prevailing in Britain […]"

  2. 2
    a process of becoming deeper and more profound wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deepen form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    accumulating and becoming more intense wordnet

Synonyms

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accelerandoaccelerationaggravationamplificationamplifyannoyance

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"Is there any end in sight to the deepening economic crisis?"

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