Thickening

//ˈθɪkənɪŋ//

Synonyms for "thickening" (58 found)

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Translations

24 translations across 10 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • сгъстител noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)
  • сгъстяване noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)

Finnish

3 entries
  • sakeute noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)
  • sakeutus noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • suuruste noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)

French

2 entries
  • épaississant noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)
  • épaississement noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)

German

2 entries
  • Dickwerden noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • Verdickungsmittel noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • besűrítés noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • besűrűsödés noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • dúsítóanyag noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)
  • sűrítés noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)

Italian

2 entries
  • addensante noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)
  • ispessimento noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • espessamento noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • espessante noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)

Russian

1 entries
  • сгуще́ние noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)

Spanish

2 entries
  • espesamiento noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • espesante noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)

Swedish

2 entries
  • redning noun (the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous)
  • redning noun (a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The fog was thickening quickly.

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If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.

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Corn starch is good for thickening soup.

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A heavily timbered park stretched up in a gentle slope, thickening into a grove at the highest point. From amid the branches there jutted out the gray gables and high roof-tree of a very old mansion.

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