Tom added wheat to thicken the soup.
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Thicken
/ˈθɪkən/
Synonyms for "thicken" (114 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Verb(3 words)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (34)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (57)
fattenfill outfirm upgelgelatinategelatinizegranulategrowgrow thickhardenhikehike upincrassateincreaseinflateinspissatejack upjelljellifyjelly
Verb(16 words)
Noun(4 words)
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6 entriesInflections
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2 entriesAntonyms
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1 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 13 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- trash verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- zgjeroj verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Bulgarian
1 entries- удебелявам се verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Catalan
1 entries- espessir verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Dutch
1 entries- verbreden verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Finnish
1 entries- paksuuntua verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
French
2 entries- s'épaissir verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- épaissir verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Hungarian
4 entries- megvastagodik verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- megvastagszik verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- vastagodik verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- vastagszik verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Italian
1 entries- infittirsi verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Occitan
1 entries- espessir verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Polish
2 entries- grubieć verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- zgrubieć verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Russian
2 entries- утолсти́ться verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- утолща́ться verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Spanish
4 entries- embarnecer verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- embastecer verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- engrosar verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
- engrosarse verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Turkish
1 entries- kalınlaşmak verb ((intransitive) to become wider)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Let the sauce thicken first, but keep an eye on it and keep stirring.
Source: tatoeba (6582612)
The sauce should simmer, but not boil, for at least 30 minutes to thicken.
Source: tatoeba (8987935)
Ziri saw the smoke thicken from that direction.
Source: tatoeba (11231699)
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