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