transcription, транскрипция: [ θɪkən ]
( thickens, thickening, thickened)
1.
When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens , it becomes stiffer and more solid.
Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
VERB : V n , V
2.
If something thickens , it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
The crowds around him began to thicken...
VERB : V
3.
People sometimes say ‘ the plot thickens ’ when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
‘Find anything?’ he asked. ‘Yeah. The plot thickens,’ I said.
PHRASE : V inflects